different between unadvisable vs impolitic

English

Etymology

un- +? advisable

Adjective

unadvisable (comparative more unadvisable, superlative most unadvisable)

1. Inadvisable.
   • 1948, William Burroughs, letter, 5 Jun 1948:

     Will go back there to get it in a week or so, but may find the harvest unadvisable for reasons of security.

2. (archaic) Unwilling to take advice.
3. (archaic) Imprudent.

Usage notes

• "Inadvisable" is used about 10 times more frequently than "unadvisable" at COCA (US usage) and 20 times more at BNC (UK written usage).

English

Alternative forms

• impolitick (obsolete)

Etymology

From im- +? politic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m?p?.l?.t?k/

Adjective

impolitic (comparative more impolitic, superlative most impolitic)

1. Not in accordance with good policy.

   Synonyms: unwise, inexpedient, unadvisable

   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 210:

     Even when it was impolitic to admire, let alone name, Evagrius, his descriptions of progress in the spiritual life could not be and were not ignored [...].

Translations

References

• impolitic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• impolitic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.