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INCOGITANT

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in⋅cog⋅i⋅tant

  [in-koj-i-tuhnt]
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–adjective
1. thoughtless; inconsiderate.
2. not having the faculty of thought.
Origin:
1620–30; < L incōgitant-, equiv. to in- in- 3 + cōgitant- (s. of cōgitāns), prp. of cōgitāre to think; see cogitate, -ant

Related forms:
in⋅cog⋅i⋅tant⋅ly, adverb
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in·cog·i·tant   (ĭn-kŏj'ĭ-tənt)   
adj.  Thoughtless; inconsiderate.

[Latin incōgitāns, incōgitant- : in-, not; see in-1 + cōgitāns, present participle of cōgitāre, to think; see cogitate.]
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