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unadvised

[ uhn-uhd-vahyzd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

without advice or counsel; uninformed:
a defendant unadvised of her legal rights.
imprudent; rash; ill-advised:
He purchased a business with unadvised haste.

unadvised

/ ˌʌnədˈvaɪzd; ˌʌnədˈvaɪzɪdlɪ /

First recorded in 1300–50, unadvised is from the Middle English word onavised. See un- ¹, advised

This unadvised step completed the ruin of the little English interest that remained.

Unadvised, un-ad-vīzd′, adj. not advised: not prudent or discreet: rash.

And so a young girl, too frequently, walks alone and unadvised into the meshes of an acquaintanceship which leads to her ruin.

But sooth, my wisest father, the young prince is yet forgetful, and resteth resolute in his much-unadvised love.

Imagine Mabel getting miffed at me, or I at her, over some little two-penny affair of unadvised expressions!

April 20, 2024flabbergast

[flab-er-gast ]

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