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Unwise

//ʌnˈwaɪz// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Not wise; lacking wisdom

    "unwise man"

Adjective
  1. 1
    not appropriate to the purpose wordnet
  2. 2
    showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English unwis, from Old English unwīs (“unwise, foolish, ignorant, uninformed, insane”), equivalent to un- + wise. Cognate with Dutch onwijs (“unwise”), German unweise (“unwise”), Danish uvis (“unwise”), Swedish ovis (“unwise”), Icelandic óvís (“unwise”).

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