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unthinking

[uhn-thing-king]

un·think·ing

[uhn-thing-king]
adjective
1.
thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate: an unthinking, tactless person.
2.
indicating lack of thought or reflection: a dull, unthinking expression on his face.
3.
not endowed with the faculty of thought: unthinking matter.
4.
not exercising thought; not given to reflection: This book will not profit an unthinking person.
5.
not thinking; unmindful: chores done in an unthinking manner.

Origin:
1670–80; un-1 + thinking

un·think·ing·ly, adverb
un·think·ing·ness, noun

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Unthinking is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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un·think

[uhn-thingk] verb, -thought, -think·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to end one's thought or reverse the process of thought.
verb (used with object)
2.
to dispel from the mind: Unthink your thoughts.

Origin:
1590–1600; un-2 + think1
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unthinking (ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ)
 
adj
1.  lacking thoughtfulness; inconsiderate
2.  heedless; inadvertent: it was done in an unthinking moment
3.  not thinking or able to think
 
un'thinkingly
 
adv
 
un'thinkingness
 
n

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