ill-advised
adjective
ill-ad·vised
ˌil-əd-ˈvīzd 
: resulting from or showing lack of wise and sufficient counsel or deliberation
an ill-advised decision
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Examples of ill-advised in a Sentence
an ill-advised criticism of the boss at a company function
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Starbuck would be ill-advised to target e.l.f.’s diversity efforts, Amin said.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
But again, banking on him to be available for the full 2025 campaign would be ill-advised after Blackmon has never played a full season in his career.
—James Boyd, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
In addition to these 25 entire countries on the list, there are a further 47 where travel is ill-advised to parts of the country because of political instability, conflicts, and crime.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
But his effort quickly proved fruitless and ill-advised: the entire neighborhood was rushing to evacuate around him.
—Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
But again, banking on him to be available for the full 2025 campaign would be ill-advised after Blackmon has never played a full season in his career.
—James Boyd, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
In addition to these 25 entire countries on the list, there are a further 47 where travel is ill-advised to parts of the country because of political instability, conflicts, and crime.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
But his effort quickly proved fruitless and ill-advised: the entire neighborhood was rushing to evacuate around him.
—Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Ill-advised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill-advised. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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