Hypertext Webster Gateway: "improvident"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
Improvident soldires! had your watch been good, This
sudden mischief never could have fallen. --Shak.
Syn: Inconsiderable; negligent; careless; shiftless;
prodigal; wasteful.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
improvident
adj 1: not provident; not providing for the future [ant: {provident}]
2: not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions
often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt" [syn: {ill-considered},
{ill-judged}, {shortsighted}]
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