ill-conceived
adjective /ˌɪl.kənˈsiːvd/Definition
› badly planned and unwise: The whole project was ill-conceived.Stupid and sillyOf unsound mindNot showing careful thought
(Definition of ill-conceived adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- airy adjective (NOT SERIOUS)
- flip adjective
- flippant adjective
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- frivolous adjective
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- lightweight adjective (NOT SERIOUS)
- off the cuff idiom
- pat adjective
- preconceived adjective
- shallow adjective (NOT SERIOUS)
- skin-deep adjective
- superficial adjective (NOT SERIOUS)
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- unthinking adjective
- wild adjective (NOT THOUGHT ABOUT)
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