ill-advised — ozdic

Definitions

adj

1

Carried out without the benefit of wise counsel or careful deliberation, or carried out with unwise counsel.

Ashley Young's ill-advised attempt to dribble out of danger ended in a corner and when Steven Gerrard's delivery was headed goalwards by Daniel Agger, Sturridge deflected it home from virtually on the line.

2

Acting unwisely.

You are ill-advised to boast of that foul deed.

Collocations

4

ADJ.

large, medical, own

VERB + ILL-ADVISED

doing

ILL-ADVISED + NOUN

actions, devices, pronouncements

PREP.

through

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — without careful prior deliberation or counsel

unadvised

Antonyms

well-advised
advised

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

Ashley Young's ill-advised attempt to dribble out of danger ended in a corner and when Steven Gerrard's delivery was headed goalwards by Daniel Agger, Sturridge deflected it home from virtually on the

Wiktionary

02

You are ill-advised to boast of that foul deed.

Wiktionary

03

Through his ill-advised pronouncements and actions, Tom has laid the ground for intolerance and xenophobia within his circle of friends.

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04

I still believe that doing that is ill-advised.

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05

I still believe doing that is ill-advised.

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06

He said that swabbing your own throat was ill-advised.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, ill-advised is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.