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# imprudent

«imprudent» in Mova's school dictionary: **not wise or careful, so that trouble is likely to follow** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

Imprudent means not wise or careful, so that trouble is likely to follow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imprudent/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in tales, a warning that an unwise act (such as spinning on a Thursday) or a foolish princess will bring harm

### examples

- It is imprudent to walk alone in the dark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imprudent/#x1)
- Spinning on a Thursday was thought imprudent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imprudent/#x2)
- Was it imprudent to eat all the sweets at once? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imprudent/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «imprudent» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imprudent/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.