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ill-thought-out

ill-thought-out adjective: not considered carefully enough.

Adjective

ill-thought-out (not comparable)

  1. Not considered carefully enough.
    • an ill-thought-out proposal

Questions about ill-thought-out

What does ill-thought-out mean?
Ill-thought-out means not considered carefully enough.
What part of speech is ill-thought-out?
Ill-thought-out is an adjective.

Words near ill-thought-out in the dictionary

  1. ill-starred
  2. ill-suited
  3. ill-tempered
  4. ill-temperedly
  5. ill-temperedness
  6. ill-thought-out
  7. ill-thrift
  8. ill-timed
  9. ill-treat
  10. ill-treated
  11. ill-treating

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