- ill-considered
- ADJ-GRADEDIf you describe something that someone says or does as ill-considered, you mean that it is not sensible or not appropriate.
He made some ill-considered remarks about the cost.
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ill-considered — ill con sidered adj decisions, actions, ideas etc that are ill considered have not been carefully thought about ▪ The tax reforms are ill considered … Dictionary of contemporary English
ill-considered — index ill advised, ill judged, impolitic, imprudent, impulsive (rash), inadvisable, irrational … Law dictionary
ill-considered — [il′kən sid′ərd] adj. not properly considered; not suitable or wise … English World dictionary
ill-considered — adjective decisions, actions, ideas etc that are ill considered have not been carefully thought about: The program is ill considered and a waste of everyone s time … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ill-considered — adjective not given careful consideration ill considered actions often result in disaster an ill judged attempt • Syn: ↑ill judged, ↑improvident, ↑shortsighted • Similar to: ↑imprudent … Useful english dictionary
ill-considered — ill con sidered adjective made or done without careful thought … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ill-considered — Synonyms and related words: a bit previous, advanced, automatic, bad, botched, bungled, butchered, casual, far ahead, forward, fumbled, futile, gut, half baked, half cocked, hasty, ill advised, ill contrived, ill devised, ill done, ill executed,… … Moby Thesaurus
ill-considered — /il keuhn sid euhrd/, adj. lacking thorough consideration; ill suited; unwise. [1825 35] * * * … Universalium
ill-considered — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Characterized by unthinking boldness and haste: brash, foolhardy, harum scarum, hasty, headlong, hotheaded, impetuous, improvident, impulsive, incautious, madcap, precipitant, precipitate, rash1, reckless,… … English dictionary for students
ill-considered — UK / US adjective made or done without careful thought … English dictionary
