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ill-judged

How to use ill-judged in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for ill-judged.

Editorial note

An unusually poor PR mis-step from Tesla with an ill-judged tone.

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Quick take

not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt"

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ill-judged.

Example sentences

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An unusually poor PR mis-step from Tesla with an ill-judged tone.

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Right or wrong, it finds itself weakened, compounded by the most ill-judged election call in a long time.

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A swipe, ill-judged as it may be, is not in the same league as a near-libellous and utterly false accusation.

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Ah you must mean that nutbag Cindy Sheehan whose son was killed during the ill-judged invasion/occupation of Iraq.

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Previous ill-judged regulation of tech industries by the EU hasn't gotten any better with time.

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In the intervening years I have been a technical writer, a business analyst, a QA and even had a ill-judged stint as a recruiter.

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As well as tinkering with the legal framework in which such businesses operate—by creating updated “entrepreneur visas” to bypass ill-judged new immigration restrictions, for example—the government has persuaded technology titans such as Google and Cisco to invest.

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From the paper:> What Causes Someone to Spy or Leak?> "Crises and vulnerability together intensify emotions, undermine already compromised judgment, and galvanize impulses to seize opportunities to obtain escape or relief through ill-judged negative conduct.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ill-judged in a sentence?

An unusually poor PR mis-step from Tesla with an ill-judged tone.

What does ill-judged mean?

not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt"

What part of speech is ill-judged?

ill-judged is commonly used as adjective.