INCONSIDERATELY

inconsiderately

(adverb) without consideration; in an inconsiderate manner; “inconsiderately, he asked to be invited for dinner”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

inconsiderately (comparative more inconsiderately, superlative most inconsiderately)

In an inconsiderate manner; without consideration for others.

Antonyms

• considerately

Source: Wiktionary


In`con*sid"er*ate*ly, adv.

Definition: In an inconsiderate manner.

INCONSIDERATE

In`con*sid"er*ate, a. Etym: [L. inconsideratus. See In- not, and Considerate.]

1. Not considerate; not attentive to safety or to propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others; hasty; careless; thoughtless; heedless; as, the young are generally inconsiderate; inconsiderate conduct. It is a very unhappy token of our corruption, that therinconsiderate among us as to sacrifice morality to politics. Addison.

2. Inconsiderable. [Obs.] E. Terry.

Syn.

– Thoughtless; inattentive; inadvertent; heedless; negligent; improvident; careless; imprudent; indiscreet; incautious; injudicious; rash; hasty.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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