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inadvisability

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The quality or state of being inadvisable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • I had been warned of the inadvisability of disturbing sleeping dogs, so it did not surprise me when the wakened dog snarled at me.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the quality of being ill-advised

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: advisability

Broader terms: bad, badness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English advisability English inadvisability From in- + advisability.