UNWISE

inexpedient, unwise

(adjective) not appropriate to the purpose

unwise

(adjective) showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom; “an unwise investor is soon impoverished”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unwise (comparative unwiser, superlative unwisest)

Not wise; lacking wisdom

Synonyms: injudicious, indiscreet, foolish

Antonyms

• wise

Source: Wiktionary


Un*wise", a. Etym: [AS. unwis. See Un- not, and Wise, a.]

Definition: Not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish; as, an unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 March 2025

IMMOBILIZATION

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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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