ill-considered

adjective

: not showing careful thought
an ill-considered decision

Examples of ill-considered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Then American leaders threw away their political and moral advantages with a series of counterproductive and ill-considered decisions, squandering the early success in Afghanistan and creating a quagmire there. Michael A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2023 Even without getting into the egregious stuff, there are plenty of smaller-scale regulations that could certainly be argued to exceed statutory authority or otherwise be ill-considered or overly burdensome. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2024

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“Ill-considered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill-considered. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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