Imprudent

The State Department is vowing to get to the bottom of what it calls imprudent curiosity. ❋ Unknown (2008)

On their arrival at the house of the latter, he strongly reprobated what he termed the imprudent application of the ❋ Anonymous (1809)

Juris imprudent is quite right to call you out on this. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Bishop's remark was not 'imprudent' - it was plain 100\% false. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The State Department though, Rob, is treating this as sort of a step-by-step methodical process, and they're also treating all three instances as cases by these individuals of what they're calling imprudent curiosity, saying they're not just being dismissive of the whole thing. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And it must be admitted that Mr Palliser had been a little imprudent — imprudent, that is, if he knew anything about the rumours afloat — seeing that soon after his visit at Courcy ❋ Unknown (2004)

And it must be admitted that Mr Palliser had been a little imprudent, -- imprudent, that is, if he knew anything about the rumours afloat, -- seeing that soon after his visit at Courcy Castle he had gone down to Lady Hartletop's place in Shropshire, at which the ❋ Anthony Trollope (1848)

He therefore fell into an opposite extreme; and, as it happens in such cases, and in order to recall the imprudent words which had escaped him, he pronounced others which were more imprudent still. ❋ Alexandre Dumas P��re (1836)

The letter - sent to the House of Representatives chairpersons, Bank Indonesia executives, the Finance Ministry and the media - points to several instances of so-called imprudent handling, the first being the government's legal basis for the bailout. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And those who believe in socialism think penalising the prudent to support the imprudent is a jolly good thing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We can think of lots of words to describe your mother's short-sightedness, with "imprudent" and "irresponsible" being at the top of the list and "selfish" a close third. ❋ Unknown (2010)

According to English, new spending in the past five years has averaged around NZ$2. 8 billion a year, something that would have been "imprudent" in the current context. ❋ Unknown (2009)

What he considered Greenspan and Fannie and Freddies "imprudent" investments that caused Buffet to bail from them years back. ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

If this all sounds strangely familiar, it's because the same kind of imprudent economic decisions and outright fraud occurred during the stock-market bubble just a few years ago. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In 1986 a judge upheld the ministry's objections, writing that "there are extremely complicated matters in the process of war" and that "calling it 'imprudent' is not completely appropriate." ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Mail quotes an ICM poll finding that 51% of voters think him "imprudent". ❋ Unknown (2005)

I dare say dear M. M.lsand (who doesn't sympathise much with our Italy) thinks it 'imprudent' of the Emperor to make this move, but that it is generous and magnanimous he will admit. ❋ Browning, Elizabeth B (1898)