unwise
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English unwis, from Old English unwīs (“unwise, foolish, ignorant, uninformed, insane”), equivalent to un- + wise. Cognate with Dutch onwijs (“unwise”), German unweise (“unwise”), Danish uvis (“unwise”), Swedish ovis (“unwise”), Icelandic óvís (“unwise”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ʌnˈwaɪz/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -aɪz
Adjective
editunwise (comparative unwiser, superlative unwisest)
- Not wise; lacking wisdom
- Synonyms: injudicious, indiscreet, foolish
- unwise man
- unwise kings
- unwise measures
- 1962 December, “A new Pullman era?”, in Modern Railways, page 362:
- If the kind of network we envisage is to be established, it would be unwise to begin any of its services hurriedly with older stock, which, however admirable in its day, now has an air of faded Edwardian splendour that is out of joint with the times.
Antonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editnot wise
|
Categories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms prefixed with un- (negative)
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/aɪz
- Rhymes:English/aɪz/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- English terms with usage examples
- English terms with quotations