English-Thai Dictionary

unwise

ADJ ไม่ ฉลาด  stupid foolish clever mai-cha-lad

 

unwisely

ADV อย่าง ไม่ ฉลาด  imprudently inadvisedly impulsively foolishly yang-cha-lad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNWISE

a.s as z. 1. Not wise; not choosing the best means for the end; defective in wisdom; as an unwise man; unwise kings.
2. Not dictated by wisdom; not adapted to the end; as unwise measures.

 

UNWISELY

adv. Not wisely; not prudently; as unwisely rigid; unwisely studious.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

UNWISE

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

 

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

 

UNWISELY

Un *wise "ly, adv. Etym: [AS. unwislice.]

 

Defn: In an unwise manner; foolishly.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

unwise

un wise |ˌənˈwīz ˈˌənˈwaɪz | ▶adjective (of a person or action ) not wise or sensible; foolish: it is unwise to rely on hearsay evidence | unwise policy decisions. DERIVATIVES un wise ly adverb [ sentence adverb ] : unwisely, she repeated the remark to her mother ORIGIN Old English unwīs (see un- 1, wise 1 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

unwise

un ¦wise |ʌnˈwʌɪz | ▶adjective (of a person or action ) not wise or sensible; foolish: it is unwise to rely on hearsay evidence | unwise policy decisions. DERIVATIVES unwisely adverb [ sentence adverb ] : unwisely, she repeated the remark to her mother ORIGIN Old English unwīs (see un- 1, wise 1 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

unwise

unwise adjective it would have been unwise to argue: injudicious, ill-advised, ill-judged, imprudent, inexpedient, foolish, silly, inadvisable, impolitic, misguided, foolhardy, irresponsible, impetuous, rash, hasty, overhasty, reckless. ANTONYMS sensible.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

unwise

unwise adjective it would have been unwise to argue: injudicious, ill-advised, imprudent; foolish, silly, ill-considered, ill-judged, inadvisable, impolitic, incautious, indiscreet, short-sighted, misguided, foolhardy, wrong-headed, irresponsible, rash, hasty, overhasty, reckless, thoughtless. ANTONYMS wise, sensible. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD unwise, imprudent, injudicious, ill-advised These terms are all used to criticize a person or their behaviour as foolish; they generally suggest that the person should have been capable of taking a more sensible decision, if they had been prepared to think more carefully. ■ Unwise is typically used with an impersonal it and followed by an infinitive (it would be unwise to try and fight ). Besides indicating foolishness, it may be applied to an intellectual judgement that is merely not justified (it would be unwise to see the Jacobite unrest as typical of public opinion at the time ). ■ Imprudent emphasizes a person's failure to think of the future, and it is often used in financial contexts (it would be imprudent to leave her winter coat behind | the banks made hundreds of imprudent loans in the 1970s ). ■ Injudicious is a relatively formal word. It is typically used of an action, rather than the person performing it, and not followed by an infinitive (he will probably pay dearly for his injudicious comments ). ■ Ill-advised is typically used to describe an action and implies that others could have warned the perpetrator of the consequences of their folly (the strike was ill-advised and would play into the hands of the management | you would be ill-advised to go on your own ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

unwise

ù n w í se 形容詞 賢明でない, 愚かな, 無分別な .～ly 副詞