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Imprudent. [Obs.]

Imprudent. [Obs.] "The most unwise and unprudential act." Milton.

Not rude; polished. Herrick.

In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.

The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person. Pick out mirth, like stones out of thy ground, Profaneness, filthiness, abusiveness. Herbert.

usual course of events as is not to be looked for in advance, and against which ordinary prudence could not guard. -- Act of grace, an expression often used to designate an act declaring pardon or amnesty to numerous offenders, as at the beginning of a new reign. -- Act of indemnity, a statute passed for the protecti…

The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.

Admonisher; monitor. Conscience is at most times a very faithful and prudent admonitor. Shenstone.

Proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent. Some judge it advisable for a man to account with his heart every day. South.

Deliberate consideration; prudent procedure; caution.

Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult. Offering an affront to our understanding. Addison.

water tubes. These zones usually bear rows of locomotive suckers or tentacles, which protrude from regular pores. In star fishes they occupy the grooves along the under side of the rays.

Of no particular kind or character; anomalous. Scientific treatises . . . are not seldom rude and amorphous in style. Hare. -- A*mor"phous*ly, adv. -- A*mor"phous*ness, n.

ct idea; as, "He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes -- misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent."

Crude tartar. See Argol.

Crude tartar; an acidulous salt from which cream of tartar is prepared. It exists in the juice of grapes, and is deposited from wines on the sides of the casks. Ure.

A rude apparatus for pulverizing ores, esp. those containing free gold.

broad head. (b) A mark placed upon British ordnance and government stores, which bears a rude resemblance to a broad arrowhead.

o assault; to molest; as, to assail a man with blows; to assail a city with artillery. No rude noise mine ears assailing. Cowper. No storm can now assail The charm he wears within. Keble.

A rude balance for weighing, and a kind of weight, formerly used in England. Halliwell.