Injudicious

//ˌɪnd͡ʒʊˈdɪʃəs// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Showing poor judgement; not well judged.

    "By introducing, into any Composition, Personages and Actions, foreign to each other, an injudicious Author loses that Communication of Emotions, by which alone he can interest the Heart, and raise the Passions to their proper Height and Period."

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking or showing lack of judgment or discretion; unwise wordnet

Synonyms

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imprudentunwisebrashbrassybrazenbrazenfaced

Example

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"Do not rent or sell this place, for it would be injudicious."

Etymology

From in- + judicious.

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