imprudently
imprudently — adverb
1. doing something without thinking carefully about the possible bad results that m
doing something without thinking carefully about the possible bad results that may follow; acting with poor judgment about the risks involved.
Rodrigo imprudently invested all his savings in a single startup company.
imprudently + invested [money]
The previous government had imprudently borrowed money at very high interest rates.
passive: had imprudently + past participle
Shanti imprudently agreed to lend her cousin a large sum of money.
Adaeze realized she had spoken imprudently when she saw her colleague's hurt expression.
The young couple imprudently bought a house they could not afford.
- recklessly
stronger; suggests a deliberate ignoring of danger rather than just poor judgment
- rashly
focuses on acting too quickly, without pausing to think
- unwisely
more general and slightly less formal; can describe any bad decision
- prudently
the direct opposite; acting with careful thought about consequences
- wisely
emphasises good judgment and experience
- cautiously
focuses on avoiding risk through careful action
文法句型
imprudently + [verb phrase]
用法筆記
Frequently modifies verbs describing financial actions, agreements, or speech (invest, borrow, agree, speak, buy). Often carries a tone of gentle criticism about the decision.
常見錯誤
imprudently — adjective
- imprudentlypositive
- more imprudentlycomparative
- most imprudentlysuperlative
1. describes a person, action, or decision that is not sensible because it does not
describes a person, action, or decision that is not sensible because it does not consider possible negative outcomes or risks.
It was an imprudent decision to leave the company without finding another job first.
imprudent + decision — common noun collocation
Tariq's imprudent remarks during the meeting upset several of his coworkers.
imprudent + remarks — collocation with speech nouns
The bank suffered heavy losses from its imprudent lending policies.
Asher admitted that buying a sports car on credit was an imprudent move.
文法句型
imprudent + [noun]
be + imprudent
用法筆記
Commonly placed before nouns like decision, remark, choice, action, or policy. The predicative pattern (e.g. 'It was imprudent to…') typically introduces a to-infinitive clause explaining the risky action.