imprudently

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adverb

Without prudence; in an imprudent manner.

“He imprudently invested all his savings into a shady scheme and lost.”

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Meanings

adverbimprudently (comparative more imprudently, superlative most imprudently)

comparative more imprudently · superlative most imprudently

  1. Without prudence; in an imprudent manner.

    He imprudently invested all his savings into a shady scheme and lost.

    4 more examples

    She spoke imprudently during the meeting, criticizing her boss without evidence.

    The thinker imprudently dismissed the ontological premises of the argument without engaging in dialectical scrutiny, thereby undermining the epistemic integrity of the discourse.

    The minister imprudently disclosed classified information, thereby compromising national security.

    The executive imprudently authorized the capital reallocation without conducting a due diligence audit, thereby exposing the firm to significant fiduciary risk.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin an imprudent manner

Opposite
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Origin

Translations

Catalan imprudentment
  • imprudentmentwithout prudence
Esperanto malprudente
  • malprudentewithout prudence
Finnish harkitsemattomasti
  • harkitsemattomastiwithout prudence
French imprudemment
  • imprudemmentwithout prudence
Italian imprudentemente
  • imprudentementewithout prudence
Latin audacter
  • audacterwithout prudence
Portuguese imprudentemente
  • imprudentementewithout prudence
Spanish imprudentemente
  • imprudentementewithout prudence
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Chicago

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