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What (who) is unwise - definition


unwise         
  • ''Stultitia'' by [[Giotto]]—from his [[fresco]] of seven virtues and their opposite vices in the [[Scrovegni Chapel]].  ''Stultitia'' (folly) was shown as the opposite of ''Prudentia'' (prudence).
LACK OR FAILURE OF WISDOM
Unwise; Stultiloquence
a.
Foolish, injudicious, indiscreet, imprudent, ill-advised, ill-judged, weak.
unwise         
  • ''Stultitia'' by [[Giotto]]—from his [[fresco]] of seven virtues and their opposite vices in the [[Scrovegni Chapel]].  ''Stultitia'' (folly) was shown as the opposite of ''Prudentia'' (prudence).
LACK OR FAILURE OF WISDOM
Unwise; Stultiloquence
If you describe something as unwise, you think that it is foolish and likely to lead to a bad result.
It would be unwise to expect too much...
...a series of unwise investments in plastics and shipping.
? sensible
ADJ: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf
unwisely
She accepted that she had acted unwisely and mistakenly...
= foolishly
ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV with cl
unwise         
  • ''Stultitia'' by [[Giotto]]—from his [[fresco]] of seven virtues and their opposite vices in the [[Scrovegni Chapel]].  ''Stultitia'' (folly) was shown as the opposite of ''Prudentia'' (prudence).
LACK OR FAILURE OF WISDOM
Unwise; Stultiloquence
¦ adjective foolish.
Derivatives
unwisely adverb
Origin
OE unwis (see un-1, wise1).
Examples of use of unwise
1. Cheney said the opposition is politically unwise.
2. In today‘s climate, however, it may have been unwise.
3. Bush defended decisions he said some thought unwise.
4. Incurring the Diary‘s wrath would be most unwise.
5. Once again, the conventional wisdom proved stunningly unwise.