ill-advised
ill-advised
Definition
ill·-advised (il′əd vīzd′)
adjective
showing or resulting from a lack of sound advice or careful consideration; unwise
ill′·-advis′edly (-vī′zid lē) adverb
ill-advised
Synonyms
ill-advised
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- rather: And this objection attributes to speeding all the benefits of experience, which seems rather ill-advised.
- particularly: UNISON believes the stock transfer policy is particularly ill-advised in light of Britain's housing supply crisis.
- very: They would be very ill-advised to move in that direction.
- extremely: It is considered extremely ill-advised to fail to deliver the goods.
- really: To collect the arkansas home owner insurance with trends showing a little distressed really ill-advised.
- so: Balfour so ill-advised as to make himself their echo.
Infinitive complement
- consider: Would, rather, be ill-advised not to consider?
- try: No; in fact in most circumstances you would be ill-advised to try to.
- ignore: It is a warning Labor would be ill-advised to ignore.
Modifies a noun
- attempt: Sadly, their lack of focus and ill-advised attempts to be funny mean this isn't the definitive guide you might have hoped for.
- decision: We continue to have major concerns with the ill-advised decision to award the trunk roads maintenance contract to private contractors.
- comment: Maybe he didn't mean that, but it's an incredibly ill-advised comment to make.
- policy: The Scottish clubs have aided and abetted in the demise of wild brown trout throughout the Central Belt because of ill-advised stocking policies.
- connection: My Parallel Port FAQ Answers PLEASE NOTE: You CAN damage your computer if you make ill-advised connections to it.
- move: That's just irresponsible on the part of the FA and at best an ill-advised move on behalf of the couple in question.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near ill-advised
- ill at ease
- ill-being
- ill-boding
- ill-bred
- ill-conceived
- ill-considered
- ill-defined
- ill-disposed
- ill-equipped
- ill fame
