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Showing a lack of sound reasoning or judgment

Carried out without the benefit of wise counsel or careful deliberation

Showing a lack of tact or discretion, especially socially

Showing a lack of common sense

Able to be regretted, especially deserving of regret

Inappropriate for a given occasion or situation

Badly conceived or planned

Having been misled or misinformed

Not having been advised or informed about something

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Adjective

Showing a lack of sound reasoning or judgment

“The film is about what happens following this grotesquely ill-advised decision.”

Adjective

Carried out without the benefit of wise counsel or careful deliberation

spur-of-the-moment

jumping to conclusions

ill-thought-out

hell-for-leather

not thought through

badly thought out

playing with fire

over-adventurous

feather-brained

dead from the neck up

soft in the head

self-destructive

overventuresome

bull-in-a-china-shop

over-venturesome

asleep at the wheel

sticking one's neck out

leading with one's chin

asleep on the job

lacking foresight

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“This particular rant had been initiated by Nicholas' ill-advised attempt to employ a parry to block the simplistic head-thrust from the robot.”

Adjective

Showing a lack of tact or discretion, especially socially

ill-thought-out

disadvantageous

spur of the moment

not recommended

leaving self wide open

playing with fire

off the deep end

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“However, the member for Québec needs to be reminded that it would be ill-advised for us to comment directly on a case that is before the courts.”

Adjective

Showing a lack of common sense

soft in the head

thick as two short planks

slow on the uptake

not the full shilling

feather-brained

mentally deficient

as thick as two short planks

not intelligent

mentally handicapped

dead from the neck up

uncomprehending

foolishly stupid

without thought

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Adjective

Able to be regretted, especially deserving of regret

unfavourable^UK

ill-favoured^UK

beyond the pale

unsportsmanlike

stomach-churning

stomach-turning

strictly for the birds

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Adjective

Inappropriate for a given occasion or situation

disproportionate

beyond the pale

lacking in propriety

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

against the rules

contrary to the rules

unsophisticated

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

out of character

not quite the thing

uncomplimentary

inappropriate to

not the done thing

lacking dignity

beneath one's dignity

out of its element

not good enough

out of place with

out of character with

sticking out a mile

standing out a mile

like a fish out of water

not designed for

not up to scratch

not good enough for

bright and early

low-down-and-dirty

discountenancing

dishonouring^UK

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Adjective

Badly conceived or planned

badly thought-out

poorly thought-out

Adjective

Having been misled or misinformed

Adjective

Not having been advised or informed about something

unknowledgeable

not in the loop

taking no notice

without knowledge of

in the dark about

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