What does UNWISE mean?
Definitions for UNWISE
ʌnˈwaɪzun·wise
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Princeton's WordNet
unwiseadjective
showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
"an unwise investor is soon impoverished"
inexpedient, unwiseadjective
not appropriate to the purpose
Wiktionary
unwiseadjective
Not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish.
unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures
Etymology: From unwis, from unwis, equivalent to. Cognate with onwijs, unweise, uvis, ovis, óvís.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Unwiseadjective
Weak; defective in wisdom.
O good, but most unwise patricians! why,
You grave, but reckless senators, have you thus
Giv’n Hydra here to chuse an officer? William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.Be not ta’en tardy by unwise delay. William Shakespeare.
He who of those delights can judge, and spare
To interpose them oft, is not unwise. John Milton.This the Greeks say, this the barbarians; the wise and the unwise. John Tillotson.
When kings grow stubborn, slothful, or unwise,
Each private man for publick good should rise. Dryden.When the balance of power is duly fixt in a state, nothing is more dangerous or unwise, than to give way to the first steps of popular encroachments. Jonathan Swift.
Wikipedia
Unwise
Foolishness is the unawareness or lack of social norms which causes offence, annoyance, trouble and/or injury. The things such as impulsivity and/or influences may affect a person's ability to make otherwise reasonable decisions. In this sense, it differs from stupidity, which is the lack of intelligence. An act of foolishness is called folly.
ChatGPT
unwise
Unwise refers to showing poor judgment or making poor decisions; lacking wisdom or common sense. It denotes behaving or acting in a way that is not sensible, prudent, or beneficial.
Webster Dictionary
Unwiseadjective
not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish; as, an unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Unwise
un-wīz′, adj. not wise: injudicious: foolish.—n. Unwis′dom, want of wisdom: ignorance: foolishness.—adv. Unwise′ly, not wisely or prudently.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of UNWISE in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of UNWISE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of UNWISE in a Sentence
It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and wisest might err.
In the politics of the present, where we are into politics of name calling and insult... I think it's probably unwise for The BBC to get ourselves into a position where we're calling out people for being liars or being racist, what is really important is that we look at the things that people say, that we analyze them, that we describe them objectively and as analytically as we can and we call them out for what they are at the time.
Regardless of what my study is saying and whether to trust my science, I do think it's unwise to roll back regulatory pollution standards at a time when we know there is a virus that is attacking the lungs.
The typical supermarket these days is carefully engineered so that they are constantly tempting customers to make impulse purchases and unwise food choices (e.g. placing candies at the checkout), having a plan and sticking to it is a good start to pre-committing yourself to a healthy purchase pattern.
It is most unwise for people in love to marry.
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- imprudentCatalan, Valencian
- nemoudrýCzech
- unklugGerman
- imprudenteSpanish
- onverstandigDutch
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