Definition of UNWISE

unwise

Adjective Satellite

  • showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
    • "an unwise investor is soon impoverished"
  • not appropriate to the purpose

Adj

  • Not wise; lacking wisdom

Adjective

  • Not showing good judgment; foolish or imprudent.

Examples

  • It was UNWISE to open up the triple-word lane so early in the Words With Friends game.
  • unwise kings
  • unwise man
  • unwise measures

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Antonyms

wise

Scrabble Score: 9

unwise: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
unwise: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unwise: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

unwise: valid Words With Friends Word