# unwisely

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #60,545

## Definitions
1. In an unwise manner; foolishly.

## Etymology
From Middle English vnwysely, vnwisely, vnwyseliche, from Old English unwīslīċe (“unwisely, foolish”), equivalent to un- + wisely.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unwisely