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injudicious
What does injudicious mean?
injudicious (adjective): lacking or showing lack of judgment or discretion; unwise.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use injudicious in a sentence?
- An injudicious measure. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- The result of an injudicious decision. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce injudicious?
/ɪnˌdʒʌˈdɪʃəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does injudicious come from?
From in- + judicious.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “injudicious” mean?
easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled
Not quite: that's what gullible means.
occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
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showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring
Not quite: that's what audacious means.
lacking or showing lack of judgment or discretion; unwise
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