inadvisable

inadvisable
inadvisability, inadvisableness, n.inadvisably, adv.
/in'euhd vuy"zeuh beuhl/, adj.
not advisable; inexpedient; unwise.
[1865-70; IN-3 + ADVISABLE]
Syn. imprudent, impolitic, risky.
Ant. advisable, prudent, expedient.

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