Definition

Adjective Lacking or showing a lack of good judgment, discretion, or wisdom; unwise. It describes an action, decision, or remark that is not carefully considered and is therefore likely to have negative consequences.

Usage

The word "injudicious" is a formal adjective used to criticize a choice or action as imprudent or ill-advised. It is typically applied to decisions, comments, investments, or policies. * It is often used in written and formal spoken English. * It describes the quality of an action, not directly a person (e.g., "an injudicious remark," not usually "an injudicious person," though "he was injudicious" is possible).

Examples

• The manager's injudicious comments to the press caused a public relations crisis.
• Investing all your savings in a single, volatile stock is widely considered injudicious.
• She later regretted her injudicious promise, which she could not possibly keep.
• The historian argued that the treaty was an injudicious attempt to secure a fleeting peace.

Advanced Usage

• "Prove injudicious": To be shown or to turn out to be unwise.
  • His early confidence proved injudicious when the project's complexities became apparent.
• Used in legal or policy contexts to denote a lack of due consideration.
  • The court found the police search to be injudicious and a violation of procedure.

Variants and Related Words

• Injudiciously (adverb): In an unwise manner.
  • He injudiciously spent the company's emergency fund on office decorations.
• Injudiciousness (noun): The quality or state of being unwise.
  • The injudiciousness of the plan was obvious to everyone except its author.

Synonyms

• Imprudent: Not showing care for the consequences of an action.
• Unwise: Foolish; lacking wisdom or good sense.
• Ill-advised: Carried out without careful prior advice or consideration.
• Indiscreet: Having, showing, or resulting from a lack of judgment about what is appropriate, especially in speech.
• Foolhardy: Recklessly bold or rash.

Antonyms

• Judicious: Having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense.
• Prudent: Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
• Wise: Having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment.
• Advisable: (Of a course of action) to be recommended; sensible.

Idioms and Phrases

• "An injudicious use of...": A common phrase highlighting the unwise application of something (e.g., power, resources, language).
  • The report criticized the injudicious use of public funds.

Adjective

1. lacking or showing lack of judgment or discretion; unwise
   • an injudicious measure
   • the result of an injudicious decision