inadvisable

[in-uhd-vahy-zuh-buhl]

in·ad·vis·a·ble

[in-uhd-vahy-zuh-buhl]
adjective
not advisable; inexpedient; unwise.

Origin:
1865–70; in-3 + advisable

in·ad·vis·a·bil·i·ty, in·ad·vis·a·ble·ness, noun
in·ad·vis·a·bly, adverb


imprudent, impolitic, risky.


advisable, prudent, expedient.

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Inadvisable has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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inadvisable (ˌɪnədˈvaɪzəbəl)
 
adj
1.  not advisable; not recommended
2.  unwise; imprudent
 
inadvisa'bility
 
n
 
inad'visableness
 
n
 
inad'visably
 
adv

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