injudicious

adjective

in·​ju·​di·​cious ˌin-jü-ˈdi-shəs How to pronounce injudicious (audio)
: not judicious : indiscreet, unwise
injudicious outbursts
injudiciously adverb
injudiciousness noun

Examples of injudicious in a Sentence

He made several injudicious comments to the press. lost a job because of an injudicious comment regarding the boss's toupee
Recent Examples on the Web What The Meng Episode Means (1): Is Huawei A Tool of The CCP? Meng’s release, and injudicious remarks, do not bode well for Huawei. George Calhoun, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021 In the end, Negative Psychology equates - for the public, at least - poor methodological habits, run-of-the-mill scientific sloppiness, innocent probabilistic error, injudicious hype, and outright fraud. Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2014 Pam Anderson wasn’t a bad girl, per se, just a bit injudicious. John Anderson, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2022 In a world like this one — where crisis is constant and power seems increasingly concentrated in a few injudicious hands — can words and art really matter? Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022 Liverpool committed some injudicious and unnecessary fouls. New York Times, 28 May 2022 His declaration on July Fourth that the worst of the Covid-19 nightmare was over now appears just as injudicious as his pledge that there would be a safe and deliberate pullout from Afghanistan. Stephen Collinson and Shelby Rose, CNN, 29 Aug. 2021 Yet Rollins is the one being accused of being injudicious. BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2021 The protests began in June over another legal issue: legislation allowing the extradition of criminal defendants into the opaque and notoriously injudicious judicial system of the mainland. Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of injudicious was in 1649

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“Injudicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/injudicious. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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injudicious

adjective
in·​ju·​di·​cious ˌin-ju̇-ˈdish-əs How to pronounce injudicious (audio)
: not judicious : unwise
injudicious outbursts
injudiciously adverb
injudiciousness noun

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