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Definition of inadvisable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

inadvisable

adjective
 
/ˌɪnədˈvaɪzəbl/
 
/ˌɪnədˈvaɪzəbl/
[not usually before noun] (formal)
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  1. inadvisable (for somebody) (to do something) not sensible or wise; that you would advise against
    • It is inadvisable to bring children on this trip.
    • It would be highly inadvisable for the government to intervene in the dispute.
    opposite advisableTopics Suggestions and advicec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    adverb
    • highly
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See inadvisable in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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