inconsiderate
without due regard for the rights or feelings of others: It was inconsiderate of him to keep us waiting.
acting without consideration; thoughtless; heedless.
overhasty; rash; ill-considered: slovenly, inconsiderate reasoning.
Origin of inconsiderate
1Other words for inconsiderate
Other words from inconsiderate
- in·con·sid·er·ate·ly, adverb
- in·con·sid·er·ate·ness, in·con·sid·er·a·tion, noun
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How to use inconsiderate in a sentence
Whatever prompted such inconsideration, I am sick of it, was Leilas vehement utterance.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman | Pauline LesterSuch a medicin, I fear, his inconsideration needed; and I hope as confidently that he had it.
Letters to Severall Persons of Honour | John DonneShe simply added to the sin of untruthfulness, the sins of ingratitude, and of inconsideration for the feelings of another.
The Following of the Star | Florence L. BarclayThis inconsideration, though she seldom complained, affected her spirits and preyed upon her heart.
Beaux and Belles of England | Mary RobinsonIt hung upon me, indeed, some time, said he; but I was full of spirit and inconsideration.
Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded | Samuel Richardson
British Dictionary definitions for inconsiderate
/ (ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərɪt) /
lacking in care or thought for others; heedless; thoughtless
rare insufficiently considered
Derived forms of inconsiderate
- inconsiderately, adverb
- inconsiderateness or inconsideration, noun
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