Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
inadvisable orill-advised manner; against betteradvice ;rashly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an expedient manner
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word inadvisably.
Examples
-
It was decided, perhaps inadvisably, on appearance issues.
-
- Chapter 1 is me raving, perhaps somewhat inadvisably, about a loony Indie game for 1000 of my 17,000 word limit before getting around to talking about music and what I'm going to say in this wordy monstrosity.
An investigation of new musical potential in videogames; A Thesis Ben Abraham 2008
-
It was decided, perhaps inadvisably, on appearance issues.
-
- Chapter 1 is me raving, perhaps somewhat inadvisably, about a loony Indie game for 1000 of my 17,000 word limit before getting around to talking about music and what I'm going to say in this wordy monstrosity.
Archive 2008-12-01 Ben Abraham 2008
-
Chrysippus amplified this to (among other formulations) "living in accordance with experience of what happens by nature;" later Stoics inadvisably, in response to Academic attacks, substituted such formulations as "the rational selection of the primary things according to nature."
Stoicism Baltzly, Dirk 2008
-
Rather than educating them, arming them with the knowledge necessary to understand "the realities of the life," we have inadvisably placed an inordinate emphasis upon preparing youth for the workplace, essentially training them to become robot-like cogs in the machinery of mankind.
A Prescription for Peace: Teaching Tommy During an Era of Fascism 2006
-
After a couple of hours 'kip and a long soak, they had hit the Cask for lunch and remained there for an inadvisably long time afterwards.
Country of the Blind Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 1997
-
In the early 1990s, I left home for the University of Toronto, aged 17 and was able to dress as inadvisably as I wished.
The Guardian World News Allegra McEvedy 2011
-
The Roosters went back-to-back shortly after, Ashley Graham inadvisably attempting to bat
-
That's funny, because when I type "unadvisably" into Google, it comes up with "Did you mean: inadvisably?".
Word Magazine - Comments Harold Holt 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.