Unadvisable

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Inadvisable.

    "No steps were taken to enforce it, as, from the financial embarrassment of the company and the uncompleted state of the line, litigation was unadvisable."

  2. 2
    Unwilling to take advice. archaic

    "Together with pride there will naturally arise an unadvisable and unconvincible spirit."

  3. 3
    Imprudent. archaic
Adjective
  1. 1
    not prudent or wise; not recommended wordnet

Synonyms

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"No steps were taken to enforce it, as, from the financial embarrassment of the company and the uncompleted state of the line, litigation was unadvisable."

Etymology

From un- + advisable.

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