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injudicious

adjective in·ju·di·cious \ˌin-jü-ˈdi-shəs\

: not having or showing good judgment : not sensible or judicious

Full Definition of INJUDICIOUS

:  not judicious :  indiscreet, unwise <injudicious outbursts>
— in·ju·di·cious·ly adverb
— in·ju·di·cious·ness noun
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First Known Use of INJUDICIOUS

1649

Related to INJUDICIOUS

Synonyms
brash, graceless, ill-advised, imprudent, inadvisable, indelicate, indiscreet, tactless, undiplomatic, unwise
Antonyms
advisable, discreet, judicious, prudent, tactful, wise

Rhymes with INJUDICIOUS

adscititious, adventitious, avaricious, cementitious, expeditious, inauspicious, meretricious, Red Delicious, repetitious, subreptitious, superstitious, suppositious, surreptitious

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