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Definition of Ill-judged

1. Adjective. Not given careful consideration. "An ill-judged attempt"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ill-judged

Literary usage of Ill-judged

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1861)
"CLAIR TO HEAD-QUARTERS—GATES APPOINTED TO THE NORTHERN DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON'S SPECULATIONS ON THE SUCCESSES OF BURGOYNE ill-judged MEDDLINGS OF CONGRESS ..."

2. The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses by George Washington, Jared Sparks (1835)
"To me, however, it appears, that they are playing the same foolish game in commerce that they have lately done in war; that their ill-judged impositions ..."

3. The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States by United States Dept. of State, Francis Wharton, John Bassett Moore (1889)
"... deal more on this subject and probably shall to the world at large, if the just measures of Congress continue to meet with such ill-judged opposition. ..."

4. The American Railway: Its Construction, Development, Management, and Appliances by Thomas Curtis Clarke (1889)
"... Commission—Adoption of the Interstate Commerce Law—Important Influence of the Commission—Its Future Functions—ill-judged State Legislation. ..."

5. The History of Greece by William Mitford (1823)
"Protection given to the Chersonese. Prosperity of the Grecian Colonies. ill-judged orders from Lacedamon. Danger of the Grecian Colonies. ..."

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