What does the word unwise mean?
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Unwisely.
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Lacking wisdom; injudicious; foolish.
Part of speech: adverb
Part of speech: adjective
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Usage examples for unwise
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" A most unwise resolve," said the barrister. – A Mysterious Disappearance by Gordon Holmes
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Any conditions we could offer in a vote of the House of Commons carried upon a particular point might be found extremely unwise when we were placed in possession of the real position of the country. – Selected-Speeches-on-British-Foreign-Policy-1738-1914 by Jones, Edgar R. (Edgar Rees), Sir
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Now, Comrades, Muskwa here is a man of peace, loving his honey and his Ants, but Grizzly is one to interview with great caution, and my Comrade, Eagle Child, being a man of unwise haste, you will understand, Comrades, that I expected strange happening when he started to interfere with Grizzly's evening plans, for it was toward the end of the day. – The Sa'-Zada Tales by William Alexander Fraser