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inadvisable
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  • "Well, it is inadvisable to do so," said Dumbledore, "because to confide a part of your soul to something that can think and move for itself is obviously a very risky business.†   (source)
  • Inadvisable.†   (source)
  • He heard no other sound and he thought it was absurd to keep this up if Wynand had gone, but most inadvisable to look in his direction if he hadn't.†   (source)
  • After jotting down this dialogue Tarrou went on to speculate why Camps had joined a band when it was so clearly inadvisable, and what obscure motive had led him to risk his life for the sake of parading the streets on Sunday mornings.†   (source)
  • She had been embarrassed by Kennicott's frankness, but she agreed with him that in the insane condition of civilization, which made the rearing of citizens more costly and perilous than any other crime, it was inadvisable to have children till he had made more money.†   (source)
  • Hence, while they were to the fore with invitations, still in so far as their own children and connections were concerned they were also to the fore with precautionary hints as to the inadvisability of too numerous contacts with him.†   (source)
  • Inchcape Jones vomited feeble proclamations of the inadvisability of toolarge public gatherings, and wrote to London to inquire about Haffkine's prophylactic, but to Sir Robert Fairlamb he protested, "Honestly, there's only been a few deaths and I think it's all passed over.†   (source)
  • "Well, upstairs I came upon a scene, my dears—" Shaking her head cryptically she broke off just in time, for Tommy arose and addressed her politely but sharply: "It's inadvisable to comment on what goes on in this house."†   (source)
  • Highly unlikely of course there was even a shadow of truth in the stones and, even supposing, he thought a return highly inadvisable, all things considered.†   (source)
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