Imprudent Definition & Meaning

imprudent
adjective
  1. not prudent or wise; "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesinger
  2. lacking wise self-restraint; "an imprudent remark"

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