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in⋅con⋅sid⋅er⋅ate

  [in-kuhn-sid-er-it]
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–adjective
1. without due regard for the rights or feelings of others: It was inconsiderate of him to keep us waiting.
2. acting without consideration; thoughtless; heedless.
3. overhasty; rash; ill-considered: slovenly, inconsiderate reasoning.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < L inconsīderātus. See in- 3 , considerate

Related forms:
in⋅con⋅sid⋅er⋅ate⋅ly, adverb
in⋅con⋅sid⋅er⋅ate⋅ness, in⋅con⋅sid⋅er⋅a⋅tion, noun

Synonyms:
1. insensitive, uncaring, rude.
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in·con·sid·er·ate   (ĭn'kən-sĭd'ər-ĭt)   
adj.  

  1. Thoughtless of others; displaying a lack of consideration.

  2. Not well considered or carefully thought out; ill-advised.

in'con·sid'er·ate·ly adv., in'con·sid'er·ate·ness, in'con·sid'er·a'tion (-ā'shən) n.
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Word Origin & History

inconsiderate 
c.1460, "done thoughtlessly," lit. "not properly considered," from L. inconsideratus "unadvised, thoughtless," from in- "not" + consideratus (see consider).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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