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English
Etymology
un- + advisable
Adjective
unadvisable (comparative more unadvisable, superlative most unadvisable)
- Inadvisable.
1941 June, C. Hamilton Ellis, Charles E. Lee, “The Welsh Highland Railway—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 251: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.
- 1948, William Burroughs, letter, 5 Jun 1948:
- Will go back there to get it in a week or so, but may find the harvest unadvisable for reasons of security.
- (archaic) Unwilling to take advice.
1853, John Wesley, edited by John Emory, The Works of the Rev. John Wesley, Volume 1:Together with pride there will naturally arise an unadvisable and unconvincible spirit.
- (archaic) Imprudent.
Usage notes
- "Inadvisable" is used about 10 times more frequently than "unadvisable" at COCA (US usage) and 20 times more at BNC (UK written usage).
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