unwisely

1. 1.

   without good sense or judgment

   “He acted foolishly when he agreed to come”

   Synonymsfoolishly

Questions about unwisely

What does unwisely mean?

unwisely means "without good sense or judgment".

How many syllables are in unwisely?

unwisely has 3 syllables: un-wise-ly. The stress falls on "wise". In IPA it is /ənˈwaɪzli/.

What is another word for unwisely?

Close synonyms include foolishly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is unwisely a common word?

unwisely is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with unwisely?