Imprudently

adv

adv ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Without prudence; in an imprudent manner.

    "He imprudently invested all his savings into a shady scheme and lost."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an imprudent manner wordnet

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turnunprudently

Example

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"While Lucy indulged in these dreams, she made frequent visits to old blind Alice, hoping it would be easy to lead her to talk on the subject which at present she had so imprudently admitted to occupy so large a portion of her thoughts."

Etymology

From imprudent + -ly.

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