well-ad|vised
Look at other dictionaries:
well-ad·vised — … Useful english dictionary
well-advised — well ad|vised [ ,wel əd vaızd ] adjective sensible and following good advice: A well advised landlord is hardly likely to agree to this clause. someone would be well advised to do something (=they would be sensible if they did it): Parents of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
well-advised — well ad vised adj you would be well advised to do sth used when you are strongly advising someone to do something that will help them avoid trouble ▪ You would be well advised to accept his offer … Dictionary of contemporary English
well advised — ▶ adjective WISE, prudent, sensible. * * * ˌwell adˈvised [well advised] adjective not before noun well advised (to do sth) acting in the most sensible way • You would be … Useful english dictionary
advised — ad*vised adj. 1. 1 Carefully thought out; likely to be the best course; said of actions. Often used in combination; as, ill advised, well advised. Also See: wise {unadvised, ill advised} Syn: considered, well advised [WordNet 1.5] 2. Having… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
MERCATOR, Gerardus — (1512 1594) Gerardus Mercator, a transforming figure in the history of cartography, devised the projection that bears his name when he created his world map of 1569 that revolutionized both mapmaking and, by extension, the way people came to… … Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
Automatic summarization — is the creation of a shortened version of a text by a computer program. The product of this procedure still contains the most important points of the original text. The phenomenon of information overload has meant that access to coherent and… … Wikipedia
advised — ad•vised [[t]ædˈvaɪzd[/t]] adj. considered (usu. used in combination): ill advised; well advised[/ex] • Etymology: 1275–1325 ad•vis′ed•ness, n … From formal English to slang
