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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Performed, carried out, or done without the benefit of wise counsel or careful prior deliberation.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Resulting from bad advice; injudicious; tending to erroneous or injurious consequences: as, an ill-advised proceeding.

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  • adjective Carried out without the benefit of wise counsel or careful deliberation, or carried out with unwise counsel

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective without careful prior deliberation or counsel

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Examples

  • In a statement Mr Wright said his position had become "untenable" after what he described as an "ill-advised and untimely" decision by Michael McGimpsey.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • Up to 13.5 million viewers watched TF1's Sunday news show, the biggest audience since 2005 for a French news broadcast, to see the former presidential hopeful voice "infinite" regret over a liaison he called ill-advised but consensual.

    Reuters: Top News 2011

  • Up to 13.5 million viewers watched TF1's Sunday news show, the biggest audience since 2005 for a French news broadcast, to see the former presidential hopeful voice "infinite" regret over a liaison he called ill-advised but consensual.

    Reuters: Top News 2011

  • Up to 13.5 million viewers watched TF1's Sunday news show, the biggest audience since 2005 for a French news broadcast, to see the former presidential hopeful voice "infinite" regret over a liaison he called ill-advised but consensual.

    Reuters: Top News 2011

  • Up to 13.5 million viewers watched TF1's Sunday news show, the biggest audience since 2005 for a French news broadcast, to see the former presidential hopeful voice "infinite" regret over a liaison he called ill-advised but consensual.

    Reuters: Top News 2011

  • He called the idea "ill-advised" and said he expects to start and play most every down if he is cleared.

    NY Daily News KEVIN ARMSTRONG 2011

  • Mark Sanchez , who had two interceptions and was sacked five times, called an ill-advised timeout that led to a Patriots touchdown just before halftime.

    SI.com 2011

  • A shift to a nation based on extraconstitutional authority is prohibited, as well as ill-advised.

    The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010

  • The association called the law barring multiple marriages “archaic and over-vague,” and said the prosecutions were “ill-advised.”

    Liberties watchdog wants Canada to drop polygamy charges against sect leaders 2009

  • Galactica: 1980 – This ill-advised attempt to restart the Battlestar Galactica franchise came about when ABC execs suddenly changed their minds about cancelling the original series.

    Hulu Awards Week 10: John J. Joex’s List 2009

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