inadvisable
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in·ad·vis·a·ble
(ĭn′əd-vī′zə-bəl)adj.
Not recommended; unwise: Running on the ice is inadvisable.
in′ad·vis′a·bil′i·ty n.
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inadvisable
(ˌɪnədˈvaɪzəbəl)adj
1. not advisable; not recommended
2. unwise; imprudent
ˌinadˌvisaˈbility, ˌinadˈvisableness n
ˌinadˈvisably adv
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in•ad•vis•a•ble
(ˌɪn ədˈvaɪ zə bəl)adj.
not advisable; unwise.
[1865–70]
in`ad•vis`a•bil′i•ty, in`ad•vis′a•ble•ness, n.
in`ad•vis′a•bly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | inadvisable - not prudent or wise; not recommended; "running on the ice is inadvisable" 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 foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" advisable - worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise; "such action is neither necessary nor advisable"; "extreme caution is advisable"; "it is advisable to telephone first" |
2. | inadvisable - not advisable; "an unnecessary and inadvisable action" inexpedient - not suitable or advisable; "an inexpedient tactic" |
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inadvisable
adjective unwise, ill-advised, imprudent, injudicious, impolitic, inexpedient For three days it was inadvisable to leave the harbour.
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Translations
غَيْر مُسْتَحْسَن
nerozumnýnevhodný
ikke tilrådeliguklog
nem tanácsos
óráîlegt
nepatartinas
neieteicamsnelietderīgsnevēlams
pek akıllıca olmayantavsiye edilmez
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inadvisable
[ˌɪnədˈvaɪzəbəl] adj → à déconseillerit is inadvisable to do → il est déconseillé de faire
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inadvisable
adj → unratsam, nicht zu empfehlen pred, → nicht zu empfehlend attr
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inadvisable
(inədˈvaizəbl) adjective unwise; not advisable. It would be inadvisable for you to go alone.
ˈinadˌvisaˈbility (-vai-) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.