Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imprudently

/ˌɪmpɹˈudəntli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: im-pru-dent-ly
IPA: /ˌɪmpɹˈudəntli/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Without prudence; in an imprudent manner.

Example Sentences

"He imprudently invested all his savings into a shady scheme and lost."
"She spoke imprudently during the meeting, criticizing her boss without evidence."
"The thinker imprudently dismissed the ontological premises of the argument without engaging in dialectical scrutiny, thereby undermining the epistemic integrity of the discourse."
"The minister imprudently disclosed classified information, thereby compromising national security."
"The executive imprudently authorized the capital reallocation without conducting a due diligence audit, thereby exposing the firm to significant fiduciary risk."

Etymology

Etymology tree English imprudent Middle English -ly English -ly English imprudently From imprudent + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more imprudently (comparative) most imprudently (superlative)

Rhymes With

prudently

Questions

How do you pronounce imprudently?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪmpɹˈudəntli/.
What does imprudently mean?: Without prudence; in an imprudent manner.
Where does imprudently come from?: Etymology tree English imprudent Middle English -ly English -ly English imprudently From imprudent + -ly.

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