improvident

(ĭm-prŏv'ĭ-dənt)
adj.

1. Not providing for the future; thriftless.
2. Rash; incautious.

improvidence im·prov'i·dence n.
improvidently im·prov'i·dent·ly adv.

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adjective

1. Reckless, especially in the use of material resources: thriftless, unthrifty. See careful/careless.
2. Characterized by unthinking boldness and haste: brash, foolhardy, harum-scarum, hasty, headlong, hotheaded, ill-considered, impetuous, impulsive, incautious, madcap, precipitant, precipitate, rash¹, reckless, slapdash, temerarious, unconsidered. See careful/careless.

adj

Definition: careless, spendthrift
Antonyms: careful, cautious, miserly, provident, thrifty

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

Provision for the needs of to-day from the revenues of to-morrow.

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IN BRIEF: Lacking foresight or thrift.

All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident. — Titus Livius (Livy), Roman historian.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - letsindig, sløset

Nederlands (Dutch)
zonder vooruit te denken, roekeloos, onvoorzichtig, niet zuinig

Français (French)
adj. - prodigue, imprévoyant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - leichtsinnig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απρονόητος, απερίσκεπτος

Italiano (Italian)
imprevidente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - incauto, imprudente

Русский (Russian)
непредусмотри- тельный, расточительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - impróvido, imprevisor, descuidado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oförutseende, slösaktig, lättsinnig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无远见的, 浪费的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無遠見的, 浪費的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 선견지명이 없는, 아낄 줄 모르는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 先見の明のない, 倹約しない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مسرف, مبذر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בזבזן, לא דואג לעתיד, מתעלם מ-, לא זהיר‬

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