unadvised

unadvised
unadvisedly /un'euhd vuy"zid lee/, adv.unadvisedness, n.
/un'euhd vuyzd"/, adj.
1. without advice or counsel; uninformed: a defendant unadvised of her legal rights.
2. imprudent; rash; ill-advised: He purchased a business with unadvised haste.
[1300-50; ME onavised. See UN-1, ADVISED]

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  • Unadvised — Un ad*vised , a. 1. Not prudent; not discreet; ill advised. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Done without due consideration; wanton; rash; inconsiderate; as, an unadvised proceeding. [1913 Webster] {Un ad*vis ed*ly}, adv. {Un ad*vis ed*ness}, n. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unadvised — index hot blooded, imprudent, impulsive (rash), incognizant, unaware Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • unadvised — [adj] not smart; careless brash, hasty, heedless, hot headed, ignorant, illadvised, imprudent, inadvisable, incautious, inconsiderate, indiscreet, injudicious, in the dark*, rash, reckless, thoughtless, unaware, unconsidered, uninformed,… …   New thesaurus

  • unadvised — [un΄əd vīzd′] adj. 1. without counsel or advice 2. thoughtlessly hasty; indiscreet; rash unadvisedly [un΄ədvīz′id lē] adv. unadvisedness n …   English World dictionary

  • unadvised — adjective Date: 15th century 1. done without due consideration ; rash < unadvised and dangerous dealings with the terrorists > 2. not prudent ; ill advised < done with unadvised haste > • unadvisedly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unadvised — adjective Not advised …   Wiktionary

  • unadvised — Synonyms and related words: automatic, brash, casual, gut, hasty, hotheaded, ill advised, ill considered, ill contrived, ill devised, ill gauged, ill judged, impolitic, imprudent, inadvertent, inadvisable, inconsiderate, indeliberate, indiscreet …   Moby Thesaurus

  • unadvised — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Careless] Syn. hasty, reckless, indiscreet, ill advised; see careless 1 . 2. [Unaware] Syn. uninformed, unwarned, kept in the dark*; see ignorant 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • unadvised — adj. not advised, ignorant, not having received advice; imprudent …   English contemporary dictionary

  • unadvised — a. Imprudent, indiscreet, inconsiderate, rash, thoughtless …   New dictionary of synonyms

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