Definitions for unwiseʌnˈwaɪz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•wiseʌnˈwaɪz(adj.)-wis•er, -wis•est.
not wise; imprudent; lacking in good sense or judgment.
Origin of unwise:
bef. 900
un•wise′ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
unwise(adj)
showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
"an unwise investor is soon impoverished"
inexpedient, unwise(adj)
not appropriate to the purpose
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
unwise(adjective)ʌnˈwaɪz
≠ wise
The decision was unwise.; It would be unwise to think the troubles will end soon.; He spent his money unwisely.; When used unwisely, the drug can cause great harm.
Wiktionary
unwise(Adjective)
Not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish.
unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures
Origin: From unwis, from unwis, equivalent to . Cognate with onwijs, unweise, uvis, ovis, óvís.
Webster Dictionary
Unwise(adj)
not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish; as, an unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures
Translations for unwise
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
unwise(adjective)
not wise; foolish
an unwise suggestion; It was rather unwise of you to agree to do that.
- onwys, domAfrikaans

- غَيْر حَكيمArabic

- глупавBulgarian

- insensatoPortuguese (BR)

- nerozumnýCzech

- unklugGerman

- uklogDanish

- ανόητος, απερίσκεπτοςGreek

- imprudenteSpanish

- rumalEstonian

- احمقانهFarsi

- epäviisasFinnish

- imprudentFrench

- לא נָבוֹןHebrew

- अज्ञानता, मूर्खताHindi

- nerazumanCroatian

- nem okosHungarian

- bodoh, tidak bijaksanaIndonesian

- óviturlegurIcelandic

- imprudenteItalian

- 愚かなJapanese

- 어리석은Korean

- neprotingasLithuanian

- ne visai gudrs; muļķīgsLatvian

- tdk bijakMalay

- onverstandigDutch

- uklok, ufornuftigNorwegian

- niemądryPolish

- imprudentePortuguese

- nechibzuitRomanian

- не(благо)разумныйRussian

- nerozumnýSlovak

- nespametenSlovenian

- nerazumanSerbian

- oklok, oförståndigSwedish

- ไม่ฉลาดThai

- aptalTurkish

- 不智的Chinese (Trad.)

- нерозумний, нерозсудливийUkrainian

- احمقانہ، احمقUrdu

- ngu xuẩnVietnamese

- 愚蠢的Chinese (Simp.)

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