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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.