| improvidence | (n) a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources, Syn. shortsightedness, Ant. providence |
| improvident | (adj) not provident; not providing for the future, Ant. provident |
| improvidently | (adv) in an improvident manner, Ant. providently, Example: he lived improvidently for the moment |
| Improvided | a. Unforeseen; unexpected; not provided against; unprepared. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] All improvided for dread of death. E. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Improvidence | n. [ L. improvidentia; OF. improvidence. Cf. Imprudence. ] The quality of being improvident; lack of foresight or thrift. [ 1913 Webster ] The improvidence of my neighbor must not make me inhuman. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Improvident | a. [ Pref. im- not + provident: cf. L. improvidus. See Provident, and cf. Imprudent. ] Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent; thoughtless; Improvident soldiers! had your watch been good, |
| Improvidentially | adv. Improvidently. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Improvidently | adv. In a improvident manner. “Improvidently rash.” Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ] |