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imprudent

[im-prood-nt]

adjective

not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin imprūdent- (stem of imprūdēns) unforeseeing, rash. See im-², prudent

Related forms

im·pru·dence, im·pru·dent·ness, im·pru·den·cy, noun

im·pru·dent·ly, adverb

Can be confused: imprudent, impudent.

Synonyms
unwise, indiscreet, ill-advised.

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imprudent (ɪmˈpruːd^ənt)

—*adj*
	not prudent; rash, heedless, or indiscreet

im'prudence

—n

im'prudently

—*adv*

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