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Imprudent

//ɪmˈpɹudənt// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions.

    "Here Her Majesty took a great dislike at the imprudent behavior of many of the Ministers and Readers."

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking wise self-restraint wordnet
  2. 2
    not prudent or wise wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French imprudent, from Latin imprūdens (“not foreseeing, ignorant”), prefix im- (“not”) + prūdens (“foreseeing, skilled, judicious”).

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