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ill-advisedly en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English ill-advised Middle English -ly English -ly English ill-advisedly From ill-advised + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In an ill-advised manner.
    • Then somebody told him that much nearer Dublin was a seaport whence he could sooner and cheaplier embark for Italy, and in ill-advisedly trying to reach Queenstown he did indeed go helplessly astray. 1922 February 3 [a. 1918?], Jane Barlow, “Exiles at Lisconnel”, in The Wells Journal; Somerset & West of England Advertiser; […], volume LXXII, number 5, Wells, Somerset, page [6], column 2:

Forms

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most ill-advisedly Degree=Sup lexicographic
more ill-advisedly Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

inadvisedly · unwisely · unadvisedly