Meanings
comparative more ill-judged · superlative most ill-judged
- Badly judged, unwise, rash.
The most disgraceful and distasteful example was the Scottish Sun's crass front page with its 'Death Express' headline, alongside a picture of the late Driver McCullough. It was ill-judged, callous and insensitive.
2020 August 12, Nigel Harris, “Comment Special: Catastrophe at Carmont”, in Rail, page 4
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot given careful consideration
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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ill-judged. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-judged
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