ill-conceived
Example Sentences
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Will the ship’s captain continue on his ill-conceived scientific voyage after his encounter with man and monster?
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
His record speaks for itself: no postseason wins in more than a decade, a revolving door of managers and GMs, and enough ill-conceived signings to keep sports talk radio in business for years.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025
I don’t know anyone in the federal government who is seriously thinking about taking Musk’s ill-conceived buyout offer.
From Slate • Feb. 3, 2025
It called it "ill-conceived", saying it would "cause needless uncertainty and disputes about clearly established rights and responsibilities related to Basic Education".
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024
Covered with graffiti, perhaps, or even an ill-conceived coat of paint, but underneath it all the glow of the White City persists.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
