improvident

Adjective
Synonyms: ill-consideredill-judgedshortsighted

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. not provident; not providing for the future
  2. not given careful consideration“ill-considered actions often result in disaster”“an ill-judged attempt”Synonyms: ill-consideredill-judgedshortsighted
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Improvident \Im*prov"i*dent\, a. [Pref. im- not + provident: cf. L. improvidus. See Provident, and cf. Imprudent.] Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent; thoughtless; as, an improvident man. [1913 Webster]

Improvident soldiers! had your watch been good, This sudden mischief never could have fallen. --Shak.

Syn: Inconsiderable; negligent; careless; shiftless; prodigal; wasteful. [1913 Webster]

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