how to pronounce unwise

/ənˈwaɪz/

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unwise is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of unwise in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… very unwise another supply chain woe …”

meanings of unwise

adjective:

Not wise; lacking wisdom.

unwise frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word unwise occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics unwise can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that unwise can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;