About The Word Imprudent

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Imprudent

Imprudent Meaning & Definition
Imprudent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Imprudent?

[adj] lacking wise self-restraint; "an imprudent remark"
[adj] not prudent or wise; "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesinger

Synonyms | Synonyms for Imprudent: ill-considered | ill-judged | improvident | indiscreet | injudicious | rash | shortsighted

Related Terms | Find terms related to Imprudent: blanket | brash | brazen | brazenfaced | careless | casual | crazy | foolhardy | foolish | general | hasty | heedless | hubristic | ill-advised | ill-considered | ill-contrived | ill-devised | ill-gauged | ill-judged | impetuous | impolitic | improvident | impudent | impulsive | inadvisable | inane | incautious | inconsiderate | indiscreet | indiscriminate | indiscriminative | inexpedient | injudicious | insane | insensate | insensitive | insolent | irrational | irresponsible | mad | mindless | misadvised | misguided | myopic | nonjudgmental | overbold | overcareless | overconfident | oversure | overweening | perverse | promiscuous | rash | reasonless | reckless | senseless | shortsighted | silly | tactless | temerarious | thoughtless | unadvised | unchary | unconsidered | uncritical | uncriticizing | undemanding | undifferentiating | undiscerning | undiscreet | undiscriminating | undiscriminative | unexacting | unfastidious | unforeseeing | unmeticulous | unparticular | unreasonable | unreflecting | unreflective | unseeing | unselective | unsensible | unsound | unsubtle | untactful | unthinking | unthoughtful | unwary | unwise | wholesale | witless | wrong

See Also | careless | foolish

Imprudent In Webster's Dictionary

\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. -- {Im*pru"dent*ly}, adv. Her majesty took a great dislike at the imprudent behavior of many of the ministers and readers. --Strype. Syn: Indiscreet; injudicious; incautious; ill-advised; unwise; heedless; careless; rash; negligent.

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