improvident
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im·prov·i·dent
(ĭm-prŏv'ĭ-dənt) 
adj.
improvidently im·prov'i·dent·ly adv.
adj.
- Not providing for the future; thriftless.
- Rash; incautious.
improvidently im·prov'i·dent·ly adv.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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improvident
adjective
- Reckless, especially in the use of material resources: thriftless, unthrifty. See careful/careless.
- 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.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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improvident
adj
Definition: careless, spendthrift
Antonyms: careful, cautious, miserly, provident, thrifty
Devil's Dictionary:
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improvidence
A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce
n.
Provision for the needs of to-day from the revenues of to-morrow.
Word Tutor:
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improvident
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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Bradford's Crossword Solver's Dictionary:
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improvident
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Improvident
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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