improvident

From the Latin improvidens, equivalent to in- +‎ provident.

• IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpɹɒvɪdənt/

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improvident (comparative more improvident, superlative most improvident)

1. failing to provide for the future; reckless
   • 1909, Beatrix Potter, The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies:

     When Benjamin Bunny grew up, he married his Cousin Flopsy. They had a large family, and they were very improvident and cheerful.

2. incautious; prone to rashness

• (not provident): myopic, short, wasteful, imprudent, thriftless
• See also Thesaurus:spendthrift

• provident
• See also Thesaurus:miser

• improvidence
• improvidently