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Imprudent

Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.

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Ill-judged 84% connected

Not well judged; unwise.

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Ill-judged 84% connected

Not well judged; unwise.

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Improvident 84% connected

Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent; thoughtless; as, an improvident man.

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Improvident 84% connected

Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent; thoughtless; as, an improvident man.

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Indiscreet 84% connected

Not discreet; wanting in discretion.

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Indiscreet 84% connected

Not discreet; wanting in discretion.

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Injudicious 84% connected

Not judicious; wanting in sound judgment; undiscerning; indiscreet; unwise; as, an injudicious adviser.

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Injudicious 84% connected

Not judicious; wanting in sound judgment; undiscerning; indiscreet; unwise; as, an injudicious adviser.

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Rash 84% connected

To pull off or pluck violently.

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Rash 84% connected

To pull off or pluck violently.

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Shortsighted 84% connected

Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See Myopic, and Myopia.

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Shortsighted 84% connected

Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See Myopic, and Myopia.

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Imprudence 74% connected

The quality or state of being imprudent; want to caution, circumspection, or a due regard to consequences; indiscretion; inconsideration; reshness; a…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Imprudence 74% connected

The quality or state of being imprudent; want to caution, circumspection, or a due regard to consequences; indiscretion; inconsideration; reshness; a…

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Careless 66% connected

Free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted.

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Careless 66% connected

Free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted.

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Foolish 66% connected

Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise.

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Foolish 66% connected

Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise.

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Improvident 66% connected

Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent; thoughtless; as, an improvident man.

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Improvident 66% connected

Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent; thoughtless; as, an improvident man.

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Unadvisable 66% connected

Not advisable; inadvisable; inexpedient.

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Unadvisable 66% connected

Not advisable; inadvisable; inexpedient.

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Unadvised 66% connected

Not prudent; not discreet; ill advised.

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Unadvised 66% connected

Not prudent; not discreet; ill advised.

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Prudent 94% connected

Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; practically wise; judicious; careful; discreet; se…

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Prudent 94% connected

Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; practically wise; judicious; careful; discreet; se…

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