imprudently

imprudently: imprudent im‧pru‧dent [ɪmˈpruːdnt] adjective

a decision, plan etc that is imprudent is not sensible or wise:

• The finance house took action against some employers for imprudent decisions in buying annuities.

— imprudently adverb

— imprudence noun [countable, uncountable] :

• The commission has never identified any specific area of fault, or imprudence, on the part of the company.

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imprudent UK US /ɪmˈpruːd^ənt/ adjective

► not wise, and likely to have bad results: »imprudent borrowing/lending
imprudent to do sth »They were advised that it would be imprudent to become over-reliant on foreign markets.

imprudence /ɪmˈpruːd^əns/ noun [U]

► »Newspapers warned of the perils of fiscal imprudence in a country running a $20 billion public sector deficit.

imprudently adverb

► »an imprudently managed firm

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imprudently — imprudent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash. DERIVATIVES imprudence noun imprudently adverb … English terms dictionary
imprudently — adverb in an imprudent manner imprudently, he downed tools and ran home to make his wife happy • Ant: ↑prudently • Derived from adjective: ↑imprudent … Useful english dictionary
Imprudently — Imprudent Im*pru dent, a. [L. imprudens; pref. im not + prudens prudent: cf. F. imprudent. See {Prudent}, and cf. {Improvident}.] Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
imprudently — adverb see imprudent … New Collegiate Dictionary
imprudently — See imprudent. * * * … Universalium
imprudently — adverb Without prudence; in an imprudent manner … Wiktionary
imprudently — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unwisely, inadvisedly, indiscreetly; see foolishly , rashly … English dictionary for students
imprudently — adv. carelessly; rashly, unwisely, unthinkingly; recklessly … English contemporary dictionary
imprudently — im·prudently … English syllables
imprudently — See: imprudent … English dictionary

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