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Webster 1913 Edition
Imprudent
Im-pru′dent
,Adj.
[L.
imprudens
; pref. im-
not + prudens
prudent: cf. F. imprudent
. See Prudent
, and cf. Improvident
.] Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.
– Im-pru′dent-ly
, adv.
Her majesty took a great dislike at the
imprudent
behavior of many of the ministers and readers. Strype.
Syn. – Indiscreet; injudicious; incautious; ill-advised; unwise; heedless; careless; rash; negligent.
Webster 1828 Edition
Imprudent
IMPRU'DENT
,Adj.
Wanting prudence or discretion; indiscrete; injudicious; not attentive to the consequences of words or actions; rash; heedless. The imprudent man often laments his mistakes, and then repeats them.