Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.
I was imprudent to place myself at such risk.
"Prudent" means careful or cautious; "imprudent" means risky or incautious. "Imprudent actions" are risky ones.
The imprudent man walked home.
It would be imprudent to ask a personal question during a class.
The word imprudent means being careless or acting unwisely. His imprudent remarks about his boss cost him his job. Building a full-scale model of an untested design would be imprudent.
Uncle Jesse's financial losses are a result of his imprudent investment choices.
Getting behind the wheel of a car while intoxicated is an extremely imprudent decision.
"Imprudent" means, basically, "reckless" or "without taking thought". It would be imprudent of you to spend all your money on that car and not save some for your rent.
unwise
bad student
A clown is most likely to be imprudent, as they often act foolishly or impulsively to entertain others. An owl is known for wisdom and a baby is too young to exhibit imprudent behavior.
No, but its imprudent misuse can be.