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Definitions for imprudent
ɪmˈprud ntim·pru·dent
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Princeton's WordNet
imprudentadjective
not prudent or wise
"very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesinger
imprudentadjective
lacking wise self-restraint
"an imprudent remark"
Wiktionary
imprudentadjective
Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.
Etymology: From imprudens, prefix im-, not + prudens
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
IMPRUDENTadjective
Wanting prudence; injudicious; indiscreet; negligent.
Etymology: imprudent, Fr. imprudens, Lat.
There is no such imprudent person as he that neglects God and his soul. John Tillotson.
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imprudent
Imprudent refers to the act of being unwise, not cautious or lacking discretion, often resulting in negative consequences or harm. This behavior shows a disregard for judicious thinking or proper conduct.
Webster Dictionary
Imprudentadjective
not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Imprudent
im-prōō′dent, adj. wanting foresight or discretion: incautious: inconsiderate.—n. Impru′dence.—adv. Impru′dently.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of imprudent in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of imprudent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of imprudent in a Sentence
Grace operates in the shadow of the president. She should be regarded as a king- or queen-maker and it would be imprudent if Mnangagwa was to cross her path at this stage.
State Department spokesman John Kirby:
It would be, obviously, imprudent for us not to ask these questions.
I think once we've proven we can do the work and that we can have safe drugs from across the border, I think it would be imprudent on the part of the federal government to deny us.
All men have an equal right to the free development of their faculties; they have an equal right to the impartial protection of the state; but it is not true, it is against all the laws of reason and equity, it is against the eternal nature of things, that the indolent man and the laborious man, the spendthrift and the economist, the imprudent and the wise, should obtain and enjoy an equal amount of goods.
Society is a complex and mysterious creation and . it's extremely imprudent to believe in the fact it presents you with at a given moment, let alone to consider it the one and only true face.
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- imprudentCatalan, Valencian
- unbedacht, unklugGerman
- malprudentaEsperanto
- imprudenteSpanish
- harkitsematon, epäviisasFinnish
- imprudentFrench
- meggondolatlanHungarian
- lalaiIndonesian
- imprudenteItalian
- לֹא זָהִירHebrew
- 慎重なJapanese
- imprudentePortuguese
- tedbirsizTurkish
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