IMPROVIDENT

improvident

(adjective) not provident; not providing for the future

improvident, ill-judged, ill-considered, shortsighted

(adjective) not given careful consideration; “ill-considered actions often result in disaster”; “an ill-judged attempt”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

improvident (comparative more improvident, superlative most improvident)

failing to provide for the future; reckless

incautious; prone to rashness

Synonyms

• (not provident): myopic, short, wasteful, imprudent, thriftless

• See also spendthrift

Antonyms

• provident

• See also miser

Source: Wiktionary

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Im*prov"i*dent, a. Etym: [Pref. im- not + provident: cf. L. improvidus. See Provident, and cf. Imprudent.]

Definition: Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent; thoughtless; as, an improvident man. Improvident soldires! had your watch been good, This sudden mischief never could have fallen. Shak.

Syn.

– Inconsiderable; negligent; careless; shiftless; prodigal; wasteful.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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