injudicious

injudicious
/in'jooh dish"euhs/, adj.
not judicious; showing lack of judgment; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet: an injudicious decision.
[1640-50; IN-3 + JUDICIOUS]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Injudicious — In ju*di cious, a. [Pref. in not + judicious; cf. F. injudicieux.] 1. Not judicious; wanting in sound judgment; undiscerning; indiscreet; unwise; as, an injudicious adviser. [1913 Webster] An injudicious biographer who undertook to be his editor… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • injudicious — I adjective blind, disadvantageous, hasty, heedless, ill advised, ill judged, impolitic, impolitical, improvident, imprudent, inappropriate, incautious, inconsiderate, inconsideratus, inconsultus, indiscreet, inexpedient, inopportune,… …   Law dictionary

  • injudicious — 1640s, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + JUDICIOUS (Cf. judicious). Related: Injudiciously …   Etymology dictionary

  • injudicious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing poor judgement; unwise. DERIVATIVES injudiciously adverb injudiciousness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • injudicious — [in΄jo͞o dish′əs] adj. [ IN 2 + JUDICIOUS] showing poor judgment; not discreet or wise injudiciously adv. injudiciousness n …   English World dictionary

  • injudicious — adj. (formal) injudicious to + inf. (it was injudicious of you to speak to the press) * * * [ˌɪndʒʊ dɪʃəs] (formal) injudicious to + inf. (it was injudicious of you to speak to the press) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • injudicious — in|ju|di|cious [ˌındʒu:ˈdıʃəs] adj formal an injudicious action, remark etc is not sensible and is likely to have bad results ▪ He has apologized for his injudicious remarks. >injudiciously adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • injudicious — [[t]ɪ̱nʤʊdɪ̱ʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a person or something that they have done as injudicious, you are critical of them because they have shown very poor judgement. [FORMAL] He blamed injudicious comments by bankers for… …   English dictionary

  • injudicious — adjective formal an injudicious action, remark etc is not sensible and is likely to have bad results: I thought his choice of words injudicious, to say the least. injudiciously adverb injudiciousness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • injudicious — adjective Date: 1649 not judicious ; indiscreet, unwise < injudicious outbursts > • injudiciously adverb • injudiciousness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”