ill-advisedˌill-adˈvised adjective 
Examples
You would be ill-advised to go out alone at night. ill-advised remarks—ill-advisedly /-ədˈvaɪzdəli/ adverb
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- an ill-advised decision
- In an ill-advised effort to improve matters, they sent him to boarding school.
- The bank claims that the company's losses are the result of an ill-advised decision to declare bankruptcy.
- But the Police Complaints Authority says the officer's decision was premature and ill-advised.
- Everyone is trying to cut spending at the moment, but this decision is ill-advised.
- In the circumstances of 1921, Michael Joyce would have been ill-advised to seek reconciliation with the new order in Ireland.
- It seemed to be regarded a little shyly, as though its language were faulty, or its reference to pleasure ill-advised.
- One doubts that any threat ecosystem will crash from an ill-advised project here and there.
- Perhaps if no one else thought it wrong to kill or steal we would be ill-advised to act on our present scruples.
- This was risky and proved to be an extremely ill-advised tactic.
Longman Language Activatorstupid behaviour, actions, ideas etc► stupid
not sensible or not wise, and likely to cause problems in the future SYN unwiseill-advised to do something someone who is stupid or does stupid things does things that are not at all sensible and may have bad results: · You stupid boy! I've told you not to play with matches!· Withdraw the police from the area? I've never heard such a stupid idea!· Well, if you're stupid enough to skate on the lake, you deserve to fall in.· Don't you call me a stupid idiot!stupid to do something: · You'd have to be stupid not to take advantage of a great offer like this!do something stupid: · I was very drunk last night -- I hope I didn't do anything stupid.it is stupid (of somebody) to do something: · It was stupid of me to believe her of course, but I did.a stupid thing to say/do: · That was a stupid thing to say.· I didn't say you were stupid, I said it was a stupid thing to do.
► dumb especially American, spoken stupid: · She's always asking such dumb questions.· She told him Jeff was just a friend, and he was dumb enough to believe her.· Oh, I just did the dumbest thing back there, I forgot my briefcase.
► silly someone who is silly or who says silly things does or says things that are not sensible or serious, and that may make them feel embarrassed later: · Now don't be silly, get up off the floor.· You've made a lot of silly mistakes in this essay.· I have a question which might sound a bit silly.it is silly to do something: · I think you're silly to worry so much about your hair.it is silly of somebody: · That was silly of me -- I just locked the trunk and the keys are inside.silly little: · You're just a silly little boy.a silly thing to do/say: · I had locked myself out, which was a silly thing to do.
► daft British informal stupid in what you do or say, but often in a way that is also amusing: · Is this another of your daft ideas?· Don't be daft! Of course you're not too old to go clubbing.· Well, what's the daftest thing you've ever done at work?daft thing to do/say: · What a daft thing to say!daft as a brush (=used to say that someone is very daft): · She's as daft as a brush, honestly she is.
► foolish formal stupid and not thinking sensibly about the possible results of what you do: · Jan realised later that her behaviour had been very foolish.· I think the board of directors made a foolish choice that it will later regret.it is foolish (of somebody) to do something: · It was a warning she would have been foolish to ignore.
► ill-advised formal an action or plan that is ill-advised is stupid because it will probably cause problems in the future or be unsuccessful: · In an ill-advised effort to improve matters, they sent him to boarding school.· The bank claims that the company's losses are the result of an ill-advised decision to declare bankruptcy.
► unwise done without thinking carefully enough about the possible disadvantages that may result: · She knew the marriage was unwise, but she wanted a husband and a family.· A Defence Department spokesman described the comments as 'extraordinarily unwise'.· His appointment as chief executive proved to be a very unwise decision.· It's unwise to travel alone in certain parts of the city, so always take a cab.
► irrational irrational actions, feelings, or beliefs are not based on clear thinking or sensible reasons, so they are strange or hard to understand: · If Dane drinks even a couple of beers, he becomes irrational and even violent.· Jane's irrational hopes began to rise as she listened to him.irrational fear of/about something: · an irrational fear of flying
You would be ill-advised to go out alone at night. ill-advised remarks—ill-advisedly /-ədˈvaɪzdəli/ adverb