It would be unwise to buy a house now. made the unwise decision to invest in a brand-new company
Recent Examples on the WebThere once was a time when broadcasting the decision to quit a job might have seemed unwise, or at least uncouth.New York Times, 4 Dec. 2021 Under the circumstances, putting in place measures that will act as an additional disincentive to corporate investment seems unwise. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 30 Oct. 2021 Which, again, seems a little unwise for an app built around the often sensitive business of sending and receiving money. Brian Barrett, Wired, 21 July 2021 Apple has a long history with its iPhone naming structure, and while the company shouldn’t adhere to it blindly, deviating from it due to a somewhat obscure superstition seems unwise. Yoni Heisler, BGR, 23 June 2021 To spend so much artistic capital and audience goodwill looking backward seems unwise.Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2021 For some scholars who study civil-military affairs, the use of the Marines as backdrop to the speech was unwise. Dan Lamothe, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2022 His decision-making process, like sparing loads of enemies meant to kill him, seems unwise and out of character. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022 Sale has bad luck, but Bloom would be unwise to reduce Sale’s injury absences solely to misfortune. Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of unwise was before the 12th century