imprudent

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The Bishop's remark was not 'imprudent' - it was plain 100\% false.

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  1. adjective Unwise or indiscreet; not prudent.

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  1. = French imprudent = Spanish Portuguese Italian imprudente, from Latin impruden(t-)s, inpruden(t-)s, unforesighted, imprudent, from in- privative + pruden(t-)s, foresighted, prudent: see prudent. Cf. improvident.
 

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