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单词 unadvisable
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unadvisableadj.

Brit. /ˌʌnədˈvʌɪzəbl/, U.S. /ˌənədˈvaɪzəb(ə)l/
Etymology: un- prefix1 1b
1. Of persons: That cannot or will not be advised; not open to advice.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > disobediently stubborn
incorrigiblea1340
unchastisable1382
contumaxc1386
stubbornc1386
stoutc1410
contumacec1425
staffish?a1513
unwieldy1513
untractable1538
intractable1545
prefract?1549
incounselable1554
indocible1555
uncorrectable1562
refractorious1563
haggard1566
neck-stiff1570
uncounsellablea1578
refractary1583
contumacious1603
refractarious1609
refractory1615
unmanageable1616
immorigerous1623
refractive1623
pervicacious1633
unrectifiable1645
undocible1653
undocile1656
untractible1670
unadvisable1672
recalcitrant1797
unguidable1822
recalcitrary1861
1672 O. Walker Of Educ. i. ix. 77 Of angry persons some are..sullen, intractable, unadvisable (a disposition mixed up of pride and melancholy).
1692 A. Wood Life (1895) IV. 27 I hope his lordship will admit me to his favour, and not think I am unadviseable.
1762 J. Wesley Jrnl. 3 July There were none of them headstrong or unadvisable, none that were wiser than their teachers.
1802 H. Martin Helen of Glenross III. 216 Till now I have ever considered you, though too unadvisable, to be a man possessed of a considerable share of talents and understanding.
1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia V. xix. viii. 618 I am Astolpho warning Roger..not to trust himself to the Enchantress Alcina; but Roger was unadvisable.
2. Of things: Inexpedient, imprudent.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > inexpediency > [adjective]
unexpedientc1449
discommendable?1537
unpolitic1548
politicless1556
disagreeing1568
impolitica1600
inexpedient1608
unpractical1638
unpolitical1643
unpractic1657
uncounsellablea1674
uneligible1690
unprosperable1690
impolitical1748
unadvisable1758
ineligible1779
inadvisable1782
1758 R. Lowth Life William of Wykeham v. 155 Extreme rigour would have been unadviseable in the beginning of a new reign.
1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. v. i. 215 Nay were resistance unadvisable, even dangerous, yet surely pause is very natural.
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. IV. 619 Alcohol in the form of diluted brandy or whisky is unadvisable.

Derivatives

unadˈvisably adv.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > inexpediency > [adverb]
unpoliticly1586
impoliticly1608
inadvisedly1648
unpolitically1673
unadvisably1702
impolitically1768
impracticably1781
unpractically1828
inexpediently1856
1702 London Gaz. No. 3822/2 A Soldier..firing unadvisably upon a Centinel.
1877 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera VII. lxxxi. 257 It was unadvisably allowed by me to remain in small print.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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