English → Latin
“unwise” in Latin
īnsipiēnsfoolish, unwise, without intelligence, senseless; or used as a substantive adjective: a fool, etc.stultusfoolish, fatuous, stupid, ill-consideredquīwho, that, which, what
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unwise
insipiens (the proper word; different from desipiens, i. e., silly, from weakness of intellect): stultus (foolish): What is more unwise than? etc., quid stultius est, quam? etc. Vid: FOOLISH.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unwise?
- The usual Latin words for “unwise” are īnsipiēns, stultus, quī. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.