ill-advised
adjective
ill-ad·vised
ˌil-əd-ˈvīzd 
: resulting from or showing lack of wise and sufficient counsel or deliberation
an ill-advised decision
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Examples of ill-advised in a Sentence
an ill-advised criticism of the boss at a company function
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The price may have been ill-advised, but the free beta shortly before launch barely attracted 2,000 players on Steam.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Both are making bets that will prove prescient or ill-advised.
—Steve Peoples, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
But documents viewed by CNBC, and sources close to Clark, showed that Petersen and members of Flexport’s board helped implement decisions that Flexport has suggested were ill-advised.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
Executives at Paramount look at the hundreds of millions the company spends on Nielsen measurement each year, according to one of the people familiar with the situation, and feel that paying a higher fee seems ill-advised and not in the company’s best interest.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Both are making bets that will prove prescient or ill-advised.
—Steve Peoples, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
But documents viewed by CNBC, and sources close to Clark, showed that Petersen and members of Flexport’s board helped implement decisions that Flexport has suggested were ill-advised.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
Executives at Paramount look at the hundreds of millions the company spends on Nielsen measurement each year, according to one of the people familiar with the situation, and feel that paying a higher fee seems ill-advised and not in the company’s best interest.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for ill-advised
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“Ill-advised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill-advised. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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