improvidentlyadv.

Brit.

/ɪmˈprɒvᵻd(ə)ntli/, U.S.

/ᵻmˈprɑvəd(ə)ntli/

Forms:

α. late Middle English inprovidently.

β. see im- prefix² and provident adj. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: im- prefix², provident adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < im- prefix² + provident adj. + -ly suffix². Compare later improvident adj. and providently adv.With the α. forms compare in- prefix⁴.

1. In an improvident manner; without foresight; without preparation or regard for the future; recklessly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > [adverb] > without foresight

improvidently1450

improvidentially1748

the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [adverb] > thriftlessly > for the future

unprovidently1565

hand-to-mouth1846

improvidently1868

society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > waste of money or extravagance > [adverb] > without thought of future

improvidentially1834

thriftlessly1846

improvidently1868

1450 in 3rd Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1872) App. 280 in Parl. Papers (C. 673) XXXIII. 337 Thus was the seid treux takyn inprovidently and folily; for therby be the Frensshemenne riched, the Englishmenne povered.

1617 J. Donne Lett. (1651) 209 I went unprofitably and improvidently, to the utmost end of Truth.

1688 R. Boyle Disquis. Final Causes iv. 203 It must be casually or improvidently framed or placed.

1780 E. Burke Speech Oeconomical Reformation 80 To recommit all its business to the council from whence it was very improvidently taken.

1850 F. W. Robertson Serm. (1872) 3rd Ser. ii. 24 The gambler who improvidently stakes all upon a moment's throw.

1868 J. E. T. Rogers Man. Polit. Econ. (1876) viii. 70 Agricultural labourers marry early and improvidently.

1909 District Rep. State of Pennsylvania 18 681 This court has the right to strike from the record a discontinuance of a case improperly or improvidently entered.

2014 Scotsman (Nexis) 31 May (Weekend Life section) 46 He lived hand-to-mouth, precariously and improvidently, beset with money worries.

†2. Unluckily, unfortunately. Cf. improvidential adj. 1, improvidentially adv. 3. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 20 A certaine kinde of flatnes in the foreface of them, not improuidently ordained, for the nere lyeng to of Aesophagus.

1801 J. Clowes tr. E. Swedenborg Arcana Cœlestia X. xxi. 504 An asylum, or..a place where he should flee who improvidently or from chance should kill any one.

1908 Independent (N.Y.) 23 Apr. 907/1 ‘Old Summer Time’ sewed his new suit together with sail twine in homeward bound stitches, and put it on, together with the heavy seaboot stockings... But then, improvidently, he had no sea boots to match.

†3. In an unforeseen or unanticipated manner; unexpectedly. Cf. improvided adj. 3. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > quality of being unforeseen > [adverb]

unforeseenly1853

improvidently1885

1885 ‘E. F. Byrrne’ Entangled I. i. viii. 139 Nature may treacherously and improvidently back-water; and he dreaded to be landed incontinently in the stagnation of satiety.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	improvidently
释义	improvidentlyadv. Brit. /ɪmˈprɒvᵻd(ə)ntli/, U.S. /ᵻmˈprɑvəd(ə)ntli/ Forms: α. late Middle English inprovidently. β. see im- prefix² and provident adj. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: im- prefix², provident adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < im- prefix² + provident adj. + -ly suffix². Compare later improvident adj. and providently adv.With the α. forms compare in- prefix⁴. 1. In an improvident manner; without foresight; without preparation or regard for the future; recklessly. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > [adverb] > without foresight improvidently1450 improvidentially1748 the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [adverb] > thriftlessly > for the future unprovidently1565 hand-to-mouth1846 improvidently1868 society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > waste of money or extravagance > [adverb] > without thought of future improvidentially1834 thriftlessly1846 improvidently1868 1450 in 3rd Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1872) App. 280 in Parl. Papers (C. 673) XXXIII. 337 Thus was the seid treux takyn inprovidently and folily; for therby be the Frensshemenne riched, the Englishmenne povered. 1617 J. Donne Lett. (1651) 209 I went unprofitably and improvidently, to the utmost end of Truth. 1688 R. Boyle Disquis. Final Causes iv. 203 It must be casually or improvidently framed or placed. 1780 E. Burke Speech Oeconomical Reformation 80 To recommit all its business to the council from whence it was very improvidently taken. 1850 F. W. Robertson Serm. (1872) 3rd Ser. ii. 24 The gambler who improvidently stakes all upon a moment's throw. 1868 J. E. T. Rogers Man. Polit. Econ. (1876) viii. 70 Agricultural labourers marry early and improvidently. 1909 District Rep. State of Pennsylvania 18 681 This court has the right to strike from the record a discontinuance of a case improperly or improvidently entered. 2014 Scotsman (Nexis) 31 May (Weekend Life section) 46 He lived hand-to-mouth, precariously and improvidently, beset with money worries. †2. Unluckily, unfortunately. Cf. improvidential adj. 1, improvidentially adv. 3. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 20 A certaine kinde of flatnes in the foreface of them, not improuidently ordained, for the nere lyeng to of Aesophagus. 1801 J. Clowes tr. E. Swedenborg Arcana Cœlestia X. xxi. 504 An asylum, or..a place where he should flee who improvidently or from chance should kill any one. 1908 Independent (N.Y.) 23 Apr. 907/1 ‘Old Summer Time’ sewed his new suit together with sail twine in homeward bound stitches, and put it on, together with the heavy seaboot stockings... But then, improvidently, he had no sea boots to match. †3. In an unforeseen or unanticipated manner; unexpectedly. Cf. improvided adj. 3. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > quality of being unforeseen > [adverb] unforeseenly1853 improvidently1885 1885 ‘E. F. Byrrne’ Entangled I. i. viii. 139 Nature may treacherously and improvidently back-water; and he dreaded to be landed incontinently in the stagnation of satiety. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1450
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