Meanings
adjectiveinadvisable (comparative more inadvisable, superlative most inadvisable)
comparative more inadvisable · superlative most inadvisable
- Unwise; not recommended; not prudent; not to be advised.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot advisable
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Middle Englishin-
- Englishin-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Latinad
- Old Frencha
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*widtós
- Proto-Italic*wissos
- Latinvīsus
- Old Frenchvis
- Old Frenchavis
- Old Frenchaviser
- Middle Englishavisen
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydseti
- Proto-Italic*weidsō
- Latinvisō
- Late Latinadvisō
- Englishadvise
- Englishadvisable
- Englishinadvisable
Translations
Bulgarian непрепоръчителен
- непрепоръчителен (nepreporăčitelen)not advisable
French déconseillé
- déconseillénot advisable
Italian sconsigliato
- sconsigliatonot advisable
Portuguese desaconselhável
- desaconselhávelnot advisable
Spanish desaconsejable
- desaconsejablenot advisable
Cite this entry
APA
inadvisable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inadvisable
MLA
“inadvisable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inadvisable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inadvisable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inadvisable.
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