An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
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
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
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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