as in unwise
not having or showing a deep understanding of something
impercipient interpretations of the novel failed to note its dark humor
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Adjective
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In the race to get things done, the new administration would be unwise to set aside and kill the ICE Pact.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025 -
Incoming Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has argued that a delay in passing border provisions would be harmful to national security and is unwise.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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So ridiculous the referee initially had trouble believing that anyone could be so reckless & stupid.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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And there was no such thing ever as a bad decision or a stupid question.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Couple Next Door The Bottom Line PG-13 partner-swapping upstaged by silly thriller subplots.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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In the unreliable reality the older Owen inhabits, his favorite childhood show was in fact silly, sloppy, and decidedly low-stakes.—
Samantha Allen,
Them,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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He could not be seen, just as the little black boy was not seen, or was seen inaccurately, by the unperceptive and disdainful white boy.—
Louise Glück,
The New York Review of Books,
14 Jan. 2021
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Memory, conveyed by an unperceptive, mechanically flowing camera, seems disconnected from culture.—
Armond White,
National Review,
19 Nov. 2021
Adjective
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My top answer is a simple and no-brainer recommendation: Wash your hands with soap and water.—
Amanda Schupak,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2025
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Keep your indoor money tree healthy and lush with these simple pruning tips.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Granted much of that California acreage is uninhabited forest as distinct from a dense, mostly wooden city filled with new immigrants, but that’s still eight times the size, a bigger area than than occupied by Manhattan.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2025
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There’s also the simple fact that much of the densest forest is on terrain so steep that loggers’ machines couldn’t even access it.—
Elizabeth Miller,
Outside Online,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.—
Daniel Jackson,
Allure,
18 July 2017
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Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.—
Andy Benoit,
The MMQB,
10 July 2017
Adjective
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In other words, the labor market and the economy remain strong and solid on their own, but could be undone by foolish economic policies that our politicians might implement.—
Harry Holzer,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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The grade partly reflects the inevitable hot streak that would make a lower grade look foolish.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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