imprudent
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Etymology
From Middle French imprudent, from Latin imprūdens (“not foreseeing, ignorant”), prefix im- (“not”) + prūdens (“foreseeing, skilled, judicious”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
imprudent (comparative more imprudent, superlative most imprudent)
- Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions.
- Synonyms: indiscreet, injudicious, incautious, ill-advised, unwise, heedless, careless, rash, negligent
- Antonym: prudent
- 1711, John Strype, Life and Acts of Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury:
- Here Her Majesty took a great dislike at the imprudent behavior of many of the Ministers and Readers.
- 1853, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, chapter 3, in Phantom Fortune, archived from the original on 12 April 2012:
- ‘It was a most 'imprudent thing to go up Helvellyn in such weather,’ said Fräulein Müller, shaking her head gloomily as she ate her fish.
- 1864, Jules Verne, chapter 3, in Journey to the Interior of the Earth, archived from the original on 12 April 2012:
- My uncle, falling back into his absorbing contemplations, had already forgotten my imprudent words. I merely say imprudent, for the great mind of so learned a man of course had no place for love affairs, and happily the grand business of the document gained me the victory.
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Translations
not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
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References
“imprudent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin imprūdentem.
Pronunciation
Adjective
imprudent m or f (masculine and feminine plural imprudents)
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Further reading
- “imprudent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “imprudent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “imprudent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “imprudent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Etymology
From Latin imprūdentem. Morphologically analyzable as im- + prudent.
Pronunciation
Adjective
imprudent (feminine imprudente, masculine plural imprudents, feminine plural imprudentes)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “imprudent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Etymology
Borrowed from French imprudent. Equivalent to in- + prudent.
Adjective
imprudent m or n (feminine singular imprudentă, masculine plural imprudenți, feminine and neuter plural imprudente)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | imprudent | imprudentă | imprudenți | imprudente | |||
| definite | imprudentul | imprudenta | imprudenții | imprudentele | ||||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | imprudent | imprudente | imprudenți | imprudente | |||
| definite | imprudentului | imprudentei | imprudenților | imprudentelor | ||||
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