injudiciously
- adverb
- /ɪnˈdʒuːdɪʃəsli/
- Formal
- To assess an object below or above the animus presiding at its birth, or to prize some creature more or less highly than its creator, must injudiciously subvert both values, which is how we behold existences doubled by the looking glass.
Examples
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Edgar asks, pressing forward injudiciously.
Fiction book (1999) -
They're spending money injudiciously.
Academic text (2001) -
It is unlikely the interviewee would have been aware of the visceral or dramatic post-transcription nature of such comments, and were this material used injudiciously, the participant might justifiably feel exploited.
Academic text (2010) -
They often spend their savings injudiciously on unnecessary luxuries.
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She spoke injudiciously during the meeting, which led to misunderstandings among her colleagues.
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Investing in risky ventures without proper research can be injudiciously reckless.
Synonyms
In a way that is wrong or not suitable for the situation
In a way that is not right for the situation
Showing no care for the bad results of what you do
In a way that shows poor judgment
To do something without thinking carefully first
In a way that shows no care for possible bad results
In a way that shows no care for keeping information private
In a careless way that ignores danger
In a way that is not wise or safe
In a way that is not sensible in the situation
Antonyms
How Judicious
- Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
injudiciously = injudicious (semi-transparent) = in + judic + ious + ly
This is a regular adverb formation from the adjective 'injudicious' by adding '-ly'.
Etymology
Injudiciously is made from in- meaning 'not' and the root judic-, which is like the English word judge and means 'judgment'. So, to act injudiciously is to act 'without judgment' or care, which is why the word means a lack of good judgment.