Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ill-advised

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.07 in modern English

Syllables
il-l-ad-vised
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Acting unwisely.

Informal

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Usage

Inflected Forms

more ill-advised (comparative) most ill-advised (superlative)

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What does ill-advised mean?
Carried out without the benefit of wise counsel or careful deliberation, or carried out with unwise counsel.

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