Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- With improvidence; without foresight or forecast.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a improvident manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
improvident manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an improvident manner
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Examples
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For this reason, when it happens that there exists only a single word to express a certain conception, and this word, in its usual acceptation, is thoroughly adequate to the conception, the accurate distinction of which from related conceptions is of great importance, we ought not to employ the expression improvidently, or, for the sake of variety and elegance of style, use it as a synonym for other cognate words.
The Critique of Pure Reason Immanuel Kant 1764
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The city, it says, acted "improvidently" in cutting the public safety workforce, such as mounted patrolmen and the canine unit.
GetLiberty.org 2010
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Someone so disingenuous does not deserve to be taken seriously (especially when they make a series of accusations devoid of proof), and likewise for the commenters who promote the words of someone so disingenuous. improvidently granted:
The Volokh Conspiracy » Andrew McCarthy Sticks to His Guns (And He May Be Pointing Them at You Next) 2010
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March 30, 2010, 6: 00 pm improvidently granted says:
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Slightly off topic, but I am curious as to why the Supreme Court dismissed certiorari as improvidently granted in Sullivan v. Florida, which was originally consolidated with Graham.
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Dave N.: Slightly off topic, but I am curious as to why the Supreme Court dismissed certiorari as improvidently granted in Sullivan v. Florida, which was originally consolidated with Graham
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"The city has been put in the position of needing to file this motion because of the unauthorized action of city council, which in violation of its duties to the citizens of Harrisburg has acted improvidently and further jeopardized the city's financial condition," Ms. Thompson said in papers filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Harrisburg.
Harrisburg Mayor Files Motion in Bankruptcy Case Katy Stech 2011
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March 16, 2010, 11: 52 am improvidently granted says:
The Volokh Conspiracy » Andrew McCarthy Sticks to His Guns (And He May Be Pointing Them at You Next) 2010
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The Supreme Court granted cert, but ultimately dismissed certiorari as improvidently granted because of underlying procedural difficulties.
Archive 2009-04-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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April 2, 2010, 5: 02 am improvidently granted says:
The Volokh Conspiracy » Destroying the Constitution’s Structure is not Constitutional 2010
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