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inadvisable

[in-uhd-vahy-zuh-buhl] / ˌɪn ədˈvaɪ zə bəl /


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As a sheer value proposition, trading four draft picks — including second- and third-rounders next year — for a running back is somewhere between inadvisable and indefensible.

From Washington Post

“There is absolutely no reason why employment by the State of Qatar would be inadvisable at this time,” Bergey wrote on his application.

From Washington Post

It’s a remarkable, perhaps inadvisable, schedule for someone who has faced down health difficulties She insists she feels great.

From Seattle Times

Characters in horror movies spend the majority of their screen time doing inadvisable things, which is a genre formula designed primarily for the designated "good guys" in the scenarios playing out before us.

From Salon

Tolkien’s dragons are not pets; taking them out for joy rides would be inadvisable.

From New York Times