improvident

  • 11improvident contract — A contract which is unwise, unprofitable or oppressive, resulting from bad calculation or the want of vigilance on the part of the party who seeks relief therefrom. 27 Am J2d Eq § 25. A contract disadvantageous to one of the parties; a contract… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 12improvident — improvidence, n. improvidently, adv. /im prov i deuhnt/, adj. 1. not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary. 2. neglecting to provide for future needs. [1505 15; IM 2 + PROVIDENT] Syn. 1. thoughtless, careless, imprudent, heedless. 2.… …

    Universalium

  • 13improvident — adjective a) failing to provide for the future; reckless b) incautious; prone to rashness Ant: provident …

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  • 14improvident — Synonyms and related words: brash, brazen, brazenfaced, careless, extravagant, feckless, grasshopper, happy go lucky, headlong, heedless, hubristic, impetuous, imprudent, impudent, impulsive, incautious, indiscreet, injudicious, insolent, lavish …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 15improvident — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. spendthrift, extravagant, imprudent; see rash , wasteful . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. thriftless, shortsighted, incautious, happy go lucky. ANT.: prudent, cautious III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Reckless …

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  • 16improvident — im|prov|i|dent [ımˈprɔvıdənt US ˈpra: ] adj formal too careless to save any money or to plan for the future >improvidence n [U] >improvidently adv …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17improvident — im|prov|i|dent [ ım pravıdnt ] adjective VERY FORMAL not thinking carefully enough about the future, especially by wasting money …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18improvident — im prov·i·dent || ɪm prÉ‘vɪdnt / prÉ’ adj. careless, lacking foresight; wasteful, not saving up for future needs …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 19improvident — adjective lacking foresight; thoughtless. Derivatives improvidence noun improvidently adverb …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 20improvident — a. Thriftless, unthrifty, imprudent, prodigal, wasteful, without forecast, without foresight, careless of the future …

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