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.
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
The votes were simply not there to defeat the speaker, i think it is unwise to marginalize yourself when there is no chance of victory, which was the case today.
So eager to be the history-makers, they failed to be the peacemakers, rushing away from danger can be every bit as unwise as rushing into danger, and the costs have been grievous. Bush, a former two-term governor of Florida, vowed to be.
The actions of Derrick Evan were unwise and unbecoming of an elected official.
Middle-aged and younger adults have complained about how disrespectful younger generations were, how risque they were, how immoral they were, how lazy they were, or how unwise they were – this is sort of the natural order of things, however, the millennial generation is the first real generation to face that criticism in the digital age, where hot takes and instant opinions are ubiquitous.
Expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise. become a stranger To need of pity Or, if compassion be freely Given out Take only enough Stop short of urge to plead Then purge away the need. Wish for nothing larger Than your own small heart Or greater than a star; Tame wild disappointment With caress unmoved and cold Make of it a parka For your soul. Discover the reason why So tiny human midget Exists at all So scared unwise But expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise.
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- imprudentCatalan, Valencian
- nemoudrýCzech
- unklugGerman
- imprudenteSpanish
- onverstandigDutch
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