Definitions
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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Carried out without the
benefit ofwise counsel orcareful deliberation , or carried out withunwise 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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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He called the idea "ill-advised" and said he expects to start and play most every down if he is cleared.
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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.
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A shift to a nation based on extraconstitutional authority is prohibited, as well as ill-advised.
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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
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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.
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