Definition of imprudent Imprudent
/ɪmpɹuˈdʌnt/ - [imprudunt] - im•pru•dent
We found 6 definitions of imprudent from 5 different sources.
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What does imprudent mean?
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| imprudent - not prudent or wise; "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesinger | ||
| prudent careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight" | ||
| careless effortless and unstudied; "an impression of careless elegance"; "danced with careless grace" | ||
| foolish devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" | ||
| improvident not provident; not providing for the future | ||
| ill-considered, ill-judged, improvident, shortsighted not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt" | ||
| injudicious lacking or showing lack of judgment or discretion; unwise; "an injudicious measure"; "the result of an injudicious decision" | ||
| imprudent - lacking wise self-restraint; "an imprudent remark" | ||
| indiscreet lacking discretion; injudicious; "her behavior was indiscreet at the very best" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- imprudent (Adjective)
Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- imprudent (a.)
Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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imprudent
Extremely foolish or unwise.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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imprudent
im-prōō′dent, adj. wanting foresight or discretion: incautious: inconsiderate.—n. Impru′dence.—adv. Impru′dently
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