unwiser

[uhn-wahy-zer]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

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Origin of unwiser¹

First recorded in 1640–50; unwis(e) ( def. ) + -er ⁴ ( def. )

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Underestimating his real powers of persuasion seems unwiser still.

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No man, wiser, unwiser, can make thee come or go: but thy own futilities, bewilderments, thy false appetites for Money, Windsor Georges and suchlike?

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As it turned out, I never did an unwiser thing; but I had no means of knowing how unwise it was, and I was affected by her tears and protestations.

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Men are unwiser than children; they do not know the hand that feeds.

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No man, wiser, unwiser, can make thee come or go; but thy own futilities, bewilderments, thy false appetites for money—Windsor Georges and such like!

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