inconsiderate

English

Etymology

in- + considerate

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪnkənˈsɪdəɹɪt/, /ˌɪŋ-/

Adjective

inconsiderate (comparative more inconsiderate, superlative most inconsiderate)

  1. Not considerate of others, thoughtless.
    Failing to replace the roll after using last of the toilet paper is very inconsiderate.
    "Even if most people use spit cups, where there's betelnut there's always one inconsiderate person who spits the buai pekpek on the sidewalk."
  2. (obsolete) inconsiderable
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Italian

Adjective

inconsiderate

  1. feminine plural of inconsiderato

Latin

Adjective

inconsīderāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of inconsīderātus

References

  • inconsiderate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • inconsiderate in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • inconsiderate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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