B2adjective · irregular · rare

unwise

unwise · unwiser · unwisest

нерозумний

неразумный

unklug

Not wise; lacking wisdomNot wise; lacking wisdom

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/ʌnˈwaɪz/

» She ignored him, which proved unwise.

Sie beachtete ihn nicht, das war nicht klug.

Она его игнорировала, что оказалось неразумным.

Meaning

1 senses

Not wise; lacking wisdom
unwise man
unwise kings
unklug
неразу́мныйnerazúmnyj
нерозу́мнийnerozúmnyj

More definitions

showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
not appropriate to the purpose

Examples

24 sentences

She ignored him, which proved unwise.
ruОна его игнорировала, что оказалось неразумным. — Hellerick
deSie beachtete ihn nicht, das war nicht klug. — Esperantostern
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Doing that today would be unwise.
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I felt that the plan was unwise.
ruЯ чувствовал, что план невыполним. — XAOPT
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I think that would be very unwise.
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It would be unwise to do that.
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Translations

6 languages

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Origin

From Middle English unwis, from Old English unwīs (“unwise, foolish, ignorant, uninformed,

From Middle English unwis, from Old English unwīs (“unwise, foolish, ignorant, uninformed, insane”), equivalent to un- + wise. Cognate with Dutch onwijs (“unwise”), German unweise (“unwise”), Danish uvis (“unwise”), Swedish ovis (“unwise”), Icelandic óvís (“unwise”).

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