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Word entry · 6 letters

unwise

Best crossword clue

"Not prudent"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ʌnˈwaɪz/Part of speech adjectiveSorted einsuwStarts with UEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. not appropriate to the purpose

Word origin

From Middle English unwis, from Old English unwīs (“unwise, foolish, ignorant, uninformed, insane”), equivalent to un- + wise. Cognate with Dutch onwijs (“unwise”), German unweise (“unwise”), Danish uvis (“unwise”), Swedish ovis (“unwise”), Icelandic óvís (“unwise”).

Used in a sentence

  • unwise man
  • unwise kings
  • unwise measures

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