Improvident in a sentence as an adjective

This article from The Economist touches on this topic.“Banks cannot use deposits in one country to lend in another, because national regulators do not want to be on the hook for loans to improvident foreigners.

In a society in which Malthusian pressures operate, and the thrifty and peaceful out-reproduce the violent and improvident, society will become more thrifty and peaceful over time -- and will eventually become prosperous and organized enough to escape the Malthusian trap.

Improvident definitions

adjective

not provident; not providing for the future

adjective

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

See also: ill-considered ill-judged shortsighted