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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNWI'SE, a. s as z.
1. Not wise; not choosing the best means for the end; defective in wisdom; as an unwise man; unwise kings.
2. Not dictated by wisdom; not adapted to the end; as unwise measures.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom; "an unwise investor is soon impoverished"
2: not appropriate to the purpose [syn: inexpedient, unwise]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: before 12th century lacking wisdom or good sense ; foolish, imprudent • unwisely adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 foolish, imprudent. 2 injudicious. Derivatives: unwisely adv. Etymology: OE unwis (as UN-(1), WISE(1))

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Unwise Un*wise", a. [AS. unw[=i]s. See Un- not, and Wise, a.] Not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish; as, an unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you describe something as unwise, you think that it is foolish and likely to lead to a bad result. It would be unwise to expect too much... ...a series of unwise investments in plastics and shipping. ? sensible ADJ: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf • unwisely She accepted that she had acted unwisely and mistakenly... = foolishly ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV with cl

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Foolish, injudicious, indiscreet, imprudent, ill-advised, ill-judged, weak.

Moby Thesaurus

bad, brainless, childish, fatuous, foolish, futile, headless, ignorant, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-contrived, ill-devised, ill-gauged, ill-judged, ill-suited, ill-timed, immature, impolitic, impractical, improper, imprudent, inadvisable, inane, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, inconsiderate, indiscreet, inept, inexpedient, infelicitous, injudicious, inopportune, insensate, irrational, lackbrained, lean-minded, lean-witted, mal a propos, malapropos, mindless, misadvised, misguided, myopic, naive, not bright, of little brain, out of place, pea-brained, penny-wise and pound-foolish, pin-brained, reasonless, reckless, senseless, shortsighted, slackminded, slackwitted, thoughtless, unadvised, unbefitting, unconsidered, undesirable, undiscerning, unfit, unfitting, unforeseeing, unfortunate, ungifted, unhappy, unintellectual, unintelligent, unmeet, unprofitable, unreasonable, unreasoning, unreflecting, unreflective, unseasonable, unseeing, unseemly, unsensible, unsound, unsuitable, untalented, unthinking, unthoughtful, untimely, witless, wrong