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inadvisable

[ in-uhd-vahy-zuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not advisable; inexpedient; unwise.

    Synonyms: risky, impolitic, imprudent

    Antonyms: expedient, prudent, advisable



inadvisable

/ ˌɪnədˈvaɪzəbəl /

adjective

  1. not advisable; not recommended
  2. unwise; imprudent


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Derived Forms

  • ˌinadˈvisably, adverb
  • ˌinadˌvisaˈbility, noun

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Other Words From

  • inad·visa·bili·ty inad·visa·ble·ness noun
  • inad·visa·bly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of inadvisable1

First recorded in 1865–70; in- 3 + advisable

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Example Sentences

Today, people across the planet are reimagining the world’s waterways in new and exciting — though sometimes inadvisable — ways.

From Ozy

It seemed to Ida inadvisable to pursue the subject further, though she was not sure that he wished to do so.

Wells tells me that I am at the wrong time of the year, that the cold weather coming on would make the trip most inadvisable.

All such proposals are so much matters of detail, that I have thought it inadvisable to discuss them here.

It would be advisable, or inadvisable, as the case may be, to abolish It in the Jubilee Year.

It is inadvisable to apply any large quantity of caustic lime to a light soil.

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