Definitions for UNWISE
ʌnˈwaɪzun·wise

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unwiseadjective

   showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom

   "an unwise investor is soon impoverished"

2. inexpedient, unwiseadjective

   not appropriate to the purpose

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unwiseadjective

   Not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish.

   unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures

2. Etymology: From unwis, from unwis, equivalent to. Cognate with onwijs, unweise, uvis, ovis, óvís.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unwiseadjective

   not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish; as, an unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unwise

   un-wīz′, adj. not wise: injudicious: foolish.—n. Unwis′dom, want of wisdom: ignorance: foolishness.—adv. Unwise′ly, not wisely or prudently.

How to pronounce UNWISE?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of UNWISE in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of UNWISE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of UNWISE in a Sentence

1. Neal Katyal:

   The president would be mistaken to interpret today’s decision as a greenlight to continue his unwise and un-American policies, as the Supreme Court has repeatedly said, not everything that is constitutional is good policy. The travel ban is atrocious policy, and makes us less safe and undermines our American ideals.

2. Tim Potier:

   It would be unwise for anyone to try to predict the outcome of this election.

3. White House spokesman Josh Earnest:

   It's critically important that we follow through on those efforts and it would be profoundly unwise to take money away from the ongoing effort that's need to fight Ebola.

4. Carrie Lam:

   This has proven to be very unwise given the circumstances, and this huge degree of fear and anxiety amongst people of Hong Kong vis-à-vis the mainland of China, which we were not sensitive enough to feel and grasp.

5. White House spokesman Josh Earnest:

   It would be strategically unwise for us to discuss potential sanctions targets because that would only give the potential targets of sanctions the opportunity to take steps that would allow them to evade those sanctions.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=UNWISE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unwise
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=UNWISE
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unwise
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/UNWISE
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=UNWISE