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- Dictionaryinjudicious/ˌɪndʒʊˈdɪʃəs/
adjective
- 1. showing very poor judgement; unwise: "I took a few injudicious swigs of potent cider"
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adjective. formal uk / ˌɪn.dʒuːˈdɪʃ.əs / us / ˌɪn.dʒuːˈdɪʃ.əs / Add to word list. showing bad judgment: an injudicious remark. Synonym. unwise. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly. absurdity. absurdly. adolescent. against your better judgment idiom. dopey. dopily. dorky. dottiness. dotty. imprudently.
The meaning of INJUDICIOUS is not judicious : indiscreet, unwise. How to use injudicious in a sentence.
injudicious. (ɪndʒʊdɪʃəs ) adjective. If you describe a person or something that they have done as injudicious, you are critical of them because they have shown very poor judgment. [formal, disapproval] He blamed injudicious comments by bankers for last week's devaluation.
adjective. formal us / ˌɪn.dʒuːˈdɪʃ.əs / uk / ˌɪn.dʒuːˈdɪʃ.əs / Add to word list. showing bad judgment: an injudicious remark. Synonym. unwise. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly. absurdity. absurdly. adolescent. against your better judgment idiom. dopey. dopily. dorky. dottiness. dotty. imprudently.
A decision that's not very smart or well thought out can be called injudicious. It would be injudicious to spend your last five dollars on a fancy coffee drink. When you regret something you've done, you might decide in retrospect that it was injudicious.
If you describe a person or something that they have done as injudicious, you are critical of them because they have shown very poor judgment. [ formal , disapproval ] ...a hasty and injudicious marriage.
Injudicious definition: not judicious; showing lack of judgment; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet. See examples of INJUDICIOUS used in a sentence.
injudicious. adjective. /ˌɪndʒuˈdɪʃəs/ (formal) not sensible or wise; not appropriate in a particular situation synonym unwise. an injudicious remark. opposite judicious. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
Synonyms for INJUDICIOUS: improper, inappropriate, imprudent, careless, indiscreet, tactless, unwise, indelicate; Antonyms of INJUDICIOUS: judicious, prudent, advisable, wise, discreet, appropriate, intelligent, rational.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective injudicious, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
