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Harmful or likely to injure

Not practical, suitable, or advisable

Evil or morally wrong

Inappropriate for a given occasion or situation

Adjective

Harmful or likely to injure

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

counterproductive

environmentally unfriendly

evil-intentioned

uncomplimentary

life-threatening

jeopardizing^US

neutralizing^US

jeopardising^UK

ill-intentioned

neutralising^UK

bringing bad luck

confrontational

ill-humoured^UK

accidentally on purpose

extremely critical

socially impaired

on a short fuse

dripping with malice

seeking revenge

rubbing the wrong way

out for revenge

gossip-mongering

having got out of bed on the wrong side

hot under the collar

as cross as two sticks

like a bear with a sore head

having got out of bed the wrong side

easily offended

undisciplinable

ill-disciplined

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“Be careful not to make any silly mistakes that could be detrimental to your career.”

Adjective

Not practical, suitable, or advisable

disadvantageous

spur of the moment

ill-thought-out

leaving self wide open

playing with fire

off the deep end

not recommended

spur-of-the-moment

jumping to conclusions

over-adventurous

not thought through

hell-for-leather

lacking foresight

undiscriminating

uncomprehending

badly thought out

over-venturesome

indiscriminating

feather-brained

self-destructive

overventuresome

bull-in-a-china-shop

soft in the head

not fully developed

going off deep end

asleep at the wheel

leading with one's chin

sticking one's neck out

asleep on the job

jumping the gun

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Adjective

Evil or morally wrong

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

evil-intentioned

Mephistophelian

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

beyond the pale

counterproductive

beyond contempt

gone to the dogs

under-the-table

double-crossing

beneath contempt

environmentally unfriendly

unconscientious

against the law

unauthorized^US

good-for-nothing

unauthorised^UK

against the rules

under the counter

stick out like sore thumb

mephistophelean

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

without scruples

without standards

in the fast lane

highly improper

lacking restraint

pleasure-seeking

ill-intentioned

deserving blame

gossip-mongering

accidentally on purpose

insurrectionary

untrammelled^UK

under-the-counter

under the table

contrary to law

in violation of law

without law and order

unconstitutional

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Adjective

Inappropriate for a given occasion or situation

disproportionate

beyond the pale

lacking in propriety

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

against the rules

contrary to the rules

out of character

not good enough

not up to scratch

inappropriate to

not designed for

not up to snuff

out of its element

uncomplimentary

not recommended

nothing to do with it

neither here nor there

beside the point

standing out a mile

sticking out a mile

like a fish out of water

not good enough for

ill-thought-out

mutually exclusive

out of place with

out of character with

whale of difference

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