Unwise Definition

ŭn-wīz
unwisest, unwiser
adjective
unwisest, unwiser
Having or showing a lack of wisdom or sound judgment; foolish; imprudent.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Unwise

Adjective

Base Form:
unwise
Comparative:
unwiser
Superlative:
unwisest

Origin of Unwise

  • From Middle English unwis, from Old English unwÄ«s (“unwise, foolish, ignorant, uninformed, insane"), equivalent to un- +"Ž wise. Cognate with Dutch onwijs (“unwise"), German unweise (“unwise"), Danish uvis (“unwise"), Swedish ovis (“unwise"), Icelandic óvís (“unwise").

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Unwise Sentence Examples

  • Being Alex's sister, that seemed an unwise choice.

  • It was unwise to be in the forest knowing so little about it.

  • It never got beyond that rehearsal; Hume, indeed, approved of the performance, only deprecating as unwise the author's preference for French; but Gibbon sided with the majority.

  • At the same time it should be remembered that many points await elucidation, and it is unwise to assume conclusions in advance of the evidence.

  • Except on extremely heavy soils or on shallow soils with a subsoil which it is unwise to bring upon the surface, the modern tendency is in favour of the digging plough.

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Words Starting With

UUNUNW

Words Ending With

ESEISE

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unwise

Words Starting With U and Ending With E

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With U6 Letter Words Ending With E