Meanings
comparative more unadvisable · superlative most unadvisable
- Inadvisable.
Will go back there to get it in a week or so, but may find the harvest unadvisable for reasons of security.
1948, William Burroughs, letter, 5 Jun 19481 more example
No steps were taken to enforce it, as, from the financial embarrassment of the company and the uncompleted state of the line, litigation was unadvisable.
1941 June, C. Hamilton Ellis, Charles E. Lee, “The Welsh Highland Railway—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 251 - archaicUnwilling to take advice.
Together with pride there will naturally arise an unadvisable and unconvincible spirit.
1853, John Wesley, edited by John Emory, The Works of the Rev. John Wesley, Volume 1 - archaicImprudent.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot prudent or wise; not recommended
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- 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
- Englishunadvisable
Cite this entry
unadvisable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unadvisable
“unadvisable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unadvisable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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