adj
Meaning 1
failing to provide for the future; reckless
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
improvident
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/ɪmˈpɹɒvɪdənt/
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adj
Meaning 2
incautious; prone to rashness
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
not provident; not providing for the future
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: provident
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
not given careful consideration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- ill-considered actions often result in disaster
- an ill-judged attempt
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ill-considered, ill-judged, shortsighted
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From the Latin improvidens, equivalent to in- + provident.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: непредвидлив (nepredvidliv) — failing to provide for the future
- Chinese Cantonese: 揮霍嘅 /挥霍嘅 (fai1 fok3) — failing to provide for the future
- Irish: neamhchríonna — failing to provide for the future
- Polish: nieprzezorny — failing to provide for the future
- Polish: lekkomyślny — failing to provide for the future
- Slovak: neprezieravý — failing to provide for the future