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ill-advisedly

ill-advisedly adverb: in an ill-advised manner.

Adverb

ill-advisedly (comparative more ill-advisedly, superlative most ill-advisedly)

  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

Synonyms of ill-advisedly

Forms of ill-advisedly

comparativemore ill-advisedly
superlativemost ill-advisedly

Origin of ill-advisedly

From ill-advised + -ly.

Questions about ill-advisedly

What does ill-advisedly mean?
Ill-advisedly means in an ill-advised manner.
What part of speech is ill-advisedly?
Ill-advisedly is an adverb.

Words near ill-advisedly in the dictionary

  1. ill turn
  2. ill turns
  3. ill will
  4. ill-adapted
  5. ill-advised
  6. ill-advisedly
  7. ill-affected
  8. ill-assorted
  9. ill-begotten
  10. ill-behaved
  11. ill-being

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