injudicious

  • 1Injudicious — In ju*di cious, a. [Pref. in not + judicious; cf. F. injudicieux.] 1. Not judicious; wanting in sound judgment; undiscerning; indiscreet; unwise; as, an injudicious adviser. [1913 Webster] An injudicious biographer who undertook to be his editor… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2injudicious — I adjective blind, disadvantageous, hasty, heedless, ill advised, ill judged, impolitic, impolitical, improvident, imprudent, inappropriate, incautious, inconsiderate, inconsideratus, inconsultus, indiscreet, inexpedient, inopportune,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 3injudicious — 1640s, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + JUDICIOUS (Cf. judicious). Related: Injudiciously …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4injudicious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing poor judgement; unwise. DERIVATIVES injudiciously adverb injudiciousness noun …

    English terms dictionary

  • 5injudicious — [in΄jo͞o dish′əs] adj. [ IN 2 + JUDICIOUS] showing poor judgment; not discreet or wise injudiciously adv. injudiciousness n …

    English World dictionary

  • 6injudicious — adj. (formal) injudicious to + inf. (it was injudicious of you to speak to the press) * * * [ˌɪndʒʊ dɪʃəs] (formal) injudicious to + inf. (it was injudicious of you to speak to the press) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 7injudicious — in|ju|di|cious [ˌındʒu:ˈdıʃəs] adj formal an injudicious action, remark etc is not sensible and is likely to have bad results ▪ He has apologized for his injudicious remarks. >injudiciously adv …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8injudicious — [[t]ɪ̱nʤʊdɪ̱ʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a person or something that they have done as injudicious, you are critical of them because they have shown very poor judgement. [FORMAL] He blamed injudicious comments by bankers for… …

    English dictionary

  • 9injudicious — adjective formal an injudicious action, remark etc is not sensible and is likely to have bad results: I thought his choice of words injudicious, to say the least. injudiciously adverb injudiciousness noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10injudicious — adjective Date: 1649 not judicious ; indiscreet, unwise < injudicious outbursts > • injudiciously adverb • injudiciousness noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary