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# inadvisable

«inadvisable» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not wise or sensible; likely to cause trouble** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (inadvisable)

### meaning for a pupil

Not wise or sensible; likely to cause trouble. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inadvisable/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in safety warnings and formal advice: «it is inadvisable to swim after a big meal». It tells the reader something is a bad idea. Phrases: it is inadvisable to, highly inadvisable.

### examples

- It is inadvisable to go out in a thunderstorm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inadvisable/#x1)
- Climbing the cliff without a rope is highly inadvisable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inadvisable/#x2)
- It would be inadvisable to leave your bike unlocked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inadvisable/#x3)
- The doctor said it was inadvisable to play football with a sprained ankle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inadvisable/#x4)
- Eating wild mushrooms is inadvisable unless an expert checks them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inadvisable/#x5)

### note

Formal. Opposite: advisable (sensible). Prefix in- means «not». In speech say «not a good idea» or «unwise».

### Trees and pragmatics

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