It was an ill-conceived idea. I don't know why you thought you could pull it off.
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Ill-conceived
Synonyms for "ill-conceived" (7 found)
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Finnish
1 entries- huonosti suunniteltu adj (not properly planned or thought through)
German
1 entries- schlecht durchdacht adj (not properly planned or thought through)
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Elegant brick and stone buildings, with iron and glass canopies and decorative wooden scalloping and fencing—all evidencing care on the part of the architect to produce a pleasing, well-planned building—were submerged beneath a profusion of ill-conceived additions and camouflaged by vulgar paint schemes; and the original conception was lost.
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