单词 | unprudent |
释义 | unprudentadj. Now rare. Not prudent, unwise; = imprudent adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] > imprudent undiscreetc1340 unadviseda1382 unprudenta1382 imprudentc1386 unredya1387 loose1390 misadvisedc1390 unavisyc1420 unvertyc1485 liberala1500 unprovident1565 unconsultinga1586 ill-adviseda1593 unforeseeing1602 injudicial1607 unvised1609 improvidenta1616 indiscreeta1616 disadvised?a1648 unprudential1650 injudicious1710 unadvising1719 unprovidential1837 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1965) Prov. i. 22 Hou longe ȝee litle children loouen childhod..& vn-prudent [L. imprudentes] men shuln haten kunnynge? Remonstr. against Romish Corruptions (Titus) (1851) 119 In this vnprudent geuinge [of the Sacrament]. c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) i. l. 3650 For to provide þei ben graceles, Ful vnprudent and wilful rek[e]les. c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. iii. xiii. f. 35/1 Gyf he wald..perseueir be vnprudent hatrent aganys thaym, he suld be degradit of auctorite and his peple vterlie distroyit. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xi. 555/2 Peirs,..to establish his interest in the vnprudent Prince,..filled the Court with buffons. 1732 E. Boyd Happy-unfortunate 55 She in a Moment resolv'd not to be cruel, but thinking it unprudent to be cheap, play'd fast and loose. 1847 Godey's Lady's Bk. Jan. 26/1 Yer aunt blowed me up sky high, for makin such an unprudent speech. 2006 Daily Post (N. Wales) (Nexis) 9 Nov. 14 He has hit the nail on the head quoting the wars and ID cards as prime examples of unprudent spending by New Labour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.a1382 |
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