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
Miles has acted so inconsiderately that he has become almost holy: the patron saint of bad guests.
‘A Sustained Sense of Violation’: When Bad House Guests Invade Literature | Matt Seidel | July 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMr. Pope was a bachelor, and his valet inconsiderately took the “flu.”
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowAnd St. Bernard writes: "Mary preferred to remain silent in humility, rather than to speak inconsiderately."
Mary, Help of Christians | VariousOur conversation ought always to be judicious; for often a word spoken inconsiderately causes bitter regret.
Mary, Help of Christians | VariousMy mother died suddenly and, it was thought by Lady Drew, inconsiderately, the following spring.
Tono Bungay | H. G. Wells
For they that think words are inconsiderable, will use them inconsiderately.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) | Richard Baxter
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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