Definition of Ill-conceived

1. Adjective. Poorly conceived or thought out. "An ill-conceived plan to take over the company"

Exact synonyms: Misguided
Similar to: Foolish

Definition of Ill-conceived

1. Adjective. Not properly planned or thought through. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ill-conceived

ilkadays
ilke
ilkon
ilkoon
ilks
ill
ill-advised
ill-advisedly
ill-affected
ill-begotten
ill-being
ill-boding
ill-bred
ill-breeding
ill-chosen
ill-conceived (current term)
ill-considered
ill-defined
ill-disposed
ill-doing
ill-equipped
ill-famed
ill-fated
ill-fatedly
ill-favored
ill-favoured
ill-favouredness
ill-fed
ill-formed
ill-gotten

Literary usage of Ill-conceived

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Business in World Markets: Our Opportunities and Obligations in by James T.M. Moore (1919)
"Conservation in Peace—War Policies Do Not Apply— Ill-Conceived Conservation Would Retard Progress. Cost Accounting—Lax Methods Lead to Waste—A Uniform ..."

2. Mines and Minerals of the British Empire: Being a Description of the by Ralph S. G. Stokes (1908)
"Mining outlook.—2. Gold yields.—3. Bucket-dredging.—4. Home of the industry.—5. Pioneer steam plant.—6. ill-conceived ventures. ..."

3. Proceedings and Debates of the Convention of the Commonwealth of by Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, John Agg, Pennsylvania (1837)
"Instead of this, there was introduced that singular anomaly of a Council of Censors, the most ill conceived scheme imaginable. ..."

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