Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being improvident; lack of providence or foresight; thriftlessness.
- noun Synonyms Imprudence, carelessness, thoughtlessness, shiftlessness, unthrift. See
wisdom .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being improvident; lack of foresight or thrift.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality of being
improvident ; want offoresight orthrift .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
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Examples
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But, unfortunately, that improvidence which is so remarkable in their kindred tribes is also with them proof against the repeated lessons of bitter experience they are doomed to endure.
Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage William Edward Parry 1822
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(the virtue whose opposite is "improvidence" or being a spendthrift) as not real virtues at all because they benefit only their possessor.
Virtue Ethics Hursthouse, Rosalind 2007
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Come winter, the grasshopper finds himself starving and begs the ant for help, but the ant instead admonishes him for his improvidence.
Henry J. Stern: Tweed Still at It Henry J. Stern 2011
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Bank of America declined to comment on specifics of the case but pointed to a court filing in which the bank argued that "a lender has no duty to investigate or disclose the improvidence of a debtor's proposed investment."
Lure of quick profits snared investors in Carolina land deals Tom Jackman 2010
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Come winter, the grasshopper finds himself starving and begs the ant for help, but the ant instead admonishes him for his improvidence.
Henry J. Stern: Tweed Still at It Henry J. Stern 2011
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Come winter, the grasshopper finds himself starving and begs the ant for help, but the ant instead admonishes him for his improvidence.
Henry J. Stern: Tweed Still at It Henry J. Stern 2011
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Bank of America declined to comment on specifics of the case but pointed to a court filing in which the bank argued that "a lender has no duty to investigate or disclose the improvidence of a debtor's proposed investment."
Lure of quick profits snared investors in Carolina land deals Tom Jackman 2010
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Why, at this time in history, have “Teabagger Conservatives” suddenly developed an “awareness” of the improvidence in government spending?
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Bank of America declined to comment on specifics of the case but pointed to a court filing in which the bank argued that "a lender has no duty to investigate or disclose the improvidence of a debtor's proposed investment."
Lure of quick profits snared investors in Carolina land deals Tom Jackman 2010
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Why, at this time in history, have “Teabagger Conservatives” suddenly developed an “awareness” of the improvidence in government spending?
Think Progress » VIDEO: Bank Lobbyists Huddle For Another Secret Meeting With GOP Senators 2010
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