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inconˈsiderateness
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
1. The quality of being inconsiderate; thoughtlessness, want of consideration; imprudence, rashness; an instance of this.
1591Percivall Sp. Dict., Desatino,..rashnesse, inconsideratenesse, folly. 1594T. B. La Primaud. Fr. Acad. ii. 275 Our inconsideratenesse, our blockishnesse and ingratitude is the cause, why wee cannot learne this lesson. 1626Bernard Isle of Man (1627) 67 Where Inconsideratenesse sits, there Audacitie and Foolehardinesse will waite. 1741Middleton Cicero I. vi. 531 It shall be my care to check his inconsiderateness in this one article. 1855Ld. Houghton in Life (1891) I. xi. 527 It is one of those inconsideratenesses with which I am continually reproaching myself.
2. Want of consideration for the claims or feelings of others.
1858Holland Titcomb's Lett. iii. 190 Injustice and inconsiderateness will not go down especially when administered by a man's companion. 1885Manch. Exam. 6 July 4/7 Servants..were often..treated with painful inconsiderateness. |