you find both wisdom and unwisdom in his writings, and it's your job to discover which is which
Recent Examples on the WebEven at the outset of Covid-19, the unwisdom of lockdowns guided mainstream epidemiology.—Phillip W. Magness and Peter C. Earle, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2021 Dog-dad Daryl proves the unwisdom of bringing his pet to work and ends up crawling through a crack in the rocks to chase his pup.—Richard Rys, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2021 In recent years, experts have tried many ways to convince vaccine-refusers the unwisdom of their choice.—David Brown, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of unwisdom was
before the 12th century
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