Least sound judgment
Unwisest is the superlative form of unwise—the least wise, showing the poorest judgment among those compared: That was the unwisest decision of his career.
The form is correct but somewhat awkward; most unwise or least wise often sounds more natural in speech.
Maximally lacking intelligence
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Least sound judgment
Unwisest is the superlative form of unwise—the least wise, showing the poorest judgment among those compared: That was the unwisest decision of his career.
The form is correct but somewhat awkward; most unwise or least wise often sounds more natural in speech.
1. foolish — stupidest, Maximally lacking intelligence; dumbest (Superlatively lacking intelligence); daftest (Most lacking sense); densest (Most tightly concentrated); thickest
2. rash — hastiest, Superlatively quick and careless; rashest (Superlative of impulsive)
WISDOM AND JUDGMENTunwisest ≠ wisest Superlative in judgment; shrewdest · cleverest · smartest · brightest · sharpest
unwise, unwisely, unwiser
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/unwisest