Hypertext Webster Gateway: "imprudently"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Imprudent \Im*pru"dent\, a. [L. imprudens; pref. im- not +
prudens prudent: cf. F. imprudent. See {Prudent}, and cf.
{Improvident}.]
Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet;
injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper. --
{Im*pru"dent*ly}, adv.

Her majesty took a great dislike at the imprudent
behavior of many of the ministers and readers.
--Strype.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

imprudently
adv : in an imprudent manner; "imprudently, he downed tools and
ran home to make his wife happy" [ant: {prudently}]


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