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improvidence |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Improvidence \Im*prov"i*dence\, n. [L. improvidentia OF improvidence. Cf {Imprudence}.] The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift. The improvidence of my neighbor must not make me inhuman. --L'Estrange. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: improvidence n : a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources [syn: {shortsightedness}] [ant: {providence}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: IMPROVIDENCE, n. Provision for the needs of to-day from the revenues of to-morrow.
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