UNWISDOM

Etymology

Noun

unwisdom (countable and uncountable, plural unwisdoms)

Lack of wisdom; unwise conduct or action [from 9th c.]

Synonyms: ignorance, stupidity

• J. A. Froude

Source: Wiktionary


Un*wis"dom, n.

Definition: Want of wisdom; unwise conduct or action; folly; simplicity; ignorance. Sumptuary laws are among the exploded fallacies which we have outgrown, and we smile at the unwisdom which could except to regulate private habits and manners by statute. J. A. Froude.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SOMETIME

(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”


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