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injudicious

[ in-joo-dish-uhs ]

adjective

  1. not judicious; showing lack of judgment; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet:

    an injudicious decision.



injudicious

/ ˌɪndʒʊˈdɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. not discreet; imprudent


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Derived Forms

  • ˌinjuˈdiciously, adverb
  • ˌinjuˈdiciousness, noun

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Other Words From

  • inju·dicious·ly adverb
  • inju·dicious·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of injudicious1

First recorded in 1640–50; in- 3 + judicious

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Example Sentences

The business world provides us with numerous examples of beliefs that are as widespread as they are injudicious, or misinformed.

Lynn saw that his remark was injudicious, and endeavoured to atone for it, by the most delicate assiduity of attention.

To soil either would be injudicious, impolitic, and she never desired the injudicious and impolitic.

And for this they would have had to thank their injudicious champions in both Houses of Parliament.

She was no private character; it was, therefore, an injudicious resistance of his authority.

This injudicious speech was duly reported to the marquis, who, stung to the quick, quitted the lady for ever.

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