Definition of improvident Improvident
im•prov•i•dent
We found 6 definitions of improvident from 4 different sources.
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What does improvident mean?
WordNet
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| improvident - not provident; not providing for the future | ||
| provident providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education" | ||
| imprudent lacking wise self-restraint; "an imprudent remark" | ||
| wasteful laying waste; "when wasteful war shall statues overturn"- Shakespeare | ||
| unforesightful, myopic, shortsighted, short tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening; "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"; "a short flaky pie crust" | ||
| thriftless careless of the future | ||
| improvident - not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt" | ||
| ill-considered, ill-judged, shortsighted | ||
| imprudent lacking wise self-restraint; "an imprudent remark" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- improvident (a.)
Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent; thoughtless; as, an improvident man.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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improvident
im-prov′i-dent, adj. not provident or prudent: wanting foresight: thoughtless.—adj. Improvide′ (Spens.), not provided against.—n. Improv′idence.—adv. Improv′idently
