UNADVISABLE

inadvisable, unadvisable

(adjective) not prudent or wise; not recommended; “running on the ice is inadvisable”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unadvisable (comparative more unadvisable, superlative most unadvisable)

Inadvisable.

(archaic) Unwilling to take advice.

(archaic) Imprudent.

Usage notes

• "Inadvisable" is used about 10 times more frequently than "unadvisable" at COCA (US usage) and 20 times more at BNC (UK written usage).

Source: Wiktionary


Un`ad*vis"a*ble, a.

Definition: Not advisable; inadvisable; inexpedient. Lowth.

– Un`ad*vis"a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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30 November 2024

HYPOTHETICAL

(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”


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