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Webster 1913 Edition
Improvident
Im-prov′i-dent
,Adj.
Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent; thoughtless;
as, an
. improvident
man
Syn. – Inconsiderable; negligent; careless; shiftless; prodigal; wasteful.
Webster 1828 Edition
Improvident
IMPROV'IDENT
,Adj.
Wanting forecast; not foreseeing what will be necessary or convenient, or neglecting the measures which foresight would dictate; wanting care to make provision for future exigences. Seamen are proverbially improvident. It is sometimes followed by of; as improvident of harm.
Definition 2024
improvident
improvident
English
Adjective
improvident (comparative more improvident, superlative most improvident)
- failing to provide for the future; reckless
- 1909, Beatrix Potter, The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies:
- When Benjamin Bunny grew up, he married his Cousin Flopsy. They had a large family, and they were very improvident and cheerful.
- 1909, Beatrix Potter, The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies:
- incautious; prone to rashness
Synonyms
- (not provident): myopic, short, wasteful, imprudent, thriftless
- See also Wikisaurus:spendthrift
Antonyms
- provident
- See also Wikisaurus:miser