Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IM-PRU'DENT
IM-PRU'DENT, a. [Fr. from L. imprudens; in and prudens, prudent.]
Wanting prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to the consequences of words or actions; rash; heedless. The imprudent man often laments his mistakes, and then repeats them.
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