Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an injudicious manner; unwisely.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In an injudicious manner.

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  • adverb In an injudicious manner.

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  • adverb in an injudicious manner

Etymologies

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injudicious +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • He argued that the Department of Justice was "jumping the gun", and that Justice Minister Dullah Omar had acted "injudiciously" by pressing for immediate representivity within the Department of

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • SELL UNIVERSALIS, if taken "injudiciously," and administered with judgment, will kill the aged, and remove the youthful.

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 12, 1890 Various

  • "injudiciously" in reporting the problems at Northern Rock, the committee heard.

    BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition 2009

  • Let's don't worry about whether he spent $14000 injudiciously.

    Baucus spokesman confirms Hanes pay raise 2009

  • Mr. Orszag injudiciously told the Washington Post's Ezra Klein that the provision represents "the largest yielding of sovereignty from the Congress since the creation of the Federal Reserve."

    A Spending Nudge, or a Fudge? David Wessel 2010

  • Cable had spoken injudiciously to the reporters, who had pretended to be constituents, about his attempts to block the media tycoon's takeover of BSkyB, of which he already has partial ownership.

    It takes two to tango – but can Vince Cable and Lib Dem ministers stay in step with the Tories? 2010

  • Mr. Orszag injudiciously told the Washington Post's Ezra Klein that the provision represents "the largest yielding of sovereignty from the Congress since the creation of the Federal Reserve."

    A Spending Nudge, or a Fudge? David Wessel 2010

  • Mr. Orszag injudiciously told the Washington Post's Ezra Klein that the provision represents "the largest yielding of sovereignty from the Congress since the creation of the Federal Reserve."

    Did Congress Take a Step on the Path to Fiscal Sanity? David Wessel 2010

  • Mr. Orszag injudiciously told the Washington Post's Ezra Klein that the provision represents "the largest yielding of sovereignty from the Congress since the creation of the Federal Reserve."

    A Spending Nudge, or a Fudge? David Wessel 2010

  • It shocks me that a person who is capable of acting so injudiciously, who behaves in a manner that is so contrary to the interests of the community that he serves, and who advocates for the interests of organizations that are internationally recognized as terrorist, was appointed to a board entrusted to protect Canadians from the very people he appears to be so sympathetic towards.

    Why was Khaled Mouammar, head of the Canadian Arab Federation, on the refugee board??? GayandRight 2009

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