improvident Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective not provident; not providing for the future
  2. adjective satellite not given careful consideration
    ill-considered; ill-judged; shortsighted.
    • ill-considered actions often result in disaster
    • an ill-judged attempt

WordNet

Im*prov"i*dent adjective
Etymology
Pref. im- not + provident: cf. L. improvidus. See Provident, and cf. Imprudent.
Definitions
  1. Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent; thoughtless; as, an improvident man.
    Improvident soldires! had your watch been good, This sudden mischief never could have fallen. Shak.
    Syn. -- Inconsiderable; negligent; careless; shiftless; prodigal; wasteful.

Webster 1913