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unwise

un·wise

UK/ʌnˈwaɪz/ US/ʌˈnwaɪz/ uncommon

adjective

1.

showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom

  • “an unwise investor is soon impoverished”
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2.

not appropriate to the purpose

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Origin

From Middle English unwis, from Old English unwīs (“unwise, foolish, ignorant, uninformed, insane”), equivalent to un- + wise. Cognate with Dutch onwijs (“unwise”), German unweise (“unwise”), Danish uvis (“unwise”), Swedish ovis (“unwise”), Icelandic óvís (“unwise”).

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