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inadvisable

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in⋅ad⋅vis⋅a⋅ble

  [in-uhd-vahy-zuh-buhl]
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–adjective
not advisable; inexpedient; unwise.
Origin:
1865–70; in- 3 + advisable

Related forms:
in⋅ad⋅vis⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅ad⋅vis⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅ad⋅vis⋅a⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
imprudent, impolitic, risky.

Antonyms:
advisable, prudent, expedient.
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in·ad·vis·a·ble   (ĭn'əd-vī'zə-bəl)   
adj.  Not recommended; unwise: Running on the ice is inadvisable.
in'ad·vis'a·bil'i·ty n.
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