"unwisely" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more unwisely [comparative], most unwisely [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English vnwysely, vnwisely, vnwyseliche, from Old English unwīslīċe (“unwisely, foolish”), equivalent to un- + wisely. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|vnwysely}} Middle English vnwysely, {{inh|en|ang|unwīslīċe|t=unwisely, foolish}} Old English unwīslīċe (“unwisely, foolish”), {{af|en|un-|wisely}} un- + wisely Head templates: {{en-adv}} unwisely (comparative more unwisely, superlative most unwisely)
  1. In an unwise manner; foolishly. Translations (in an unwise manner): nèciament (Catalan), onverstandig (Dutch), malsaĝe (Esperanto), imprudemment (French), insensatamente (Portuguese)

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