单词 | inconsiderate |
释义 | inconsiderateadj.n. A. adj. 1. Of things, actions, etc.: Not properly considered; done or made without deliberation; thoughtless, unadvised, precipitate, rash. (Now often regarded as transferred from 2.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > careless or thoughtless > of actions undeliveredc1425 inconsideratec1460 undeliberatea1525 unweigheda1586 indigested1587 inconsidereda1631 inconsult1652 indeliberate1655 indeliberated1656 inconsiderative1684 undeliberated1703 c1460 [implied in: J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1885) xi. 136 Yff suche gyftis, and namely tho wich haue be made inconsideratle, or aboff the merytes off hem that haue thaim, were refourmed. (at inconsiderately adv.)]. 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. 1 Pet. ii. f. vii That you geue none occasion vnto their inconsiderate ignoraunce. 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus iii. 1 Sauls inconsiderate and rash oath. 1661 J. Stephens Hist. Disc. Procur. 1 Unseasonable and inconsiderate speaking. 1751 Earl of Orrery Remarks Swift (1752) 181 Our inclinations are so apt to hurry us into inconsiderate actions. 1803 T. R. Malthus Ess. Princ. Population (new ed.) iii. xi. 479 We often draw very inconsiderate conclusions against the industry and government of states from the appearance of uncultivated lands in them. 1835 I. Taylor Spiritual Despotism v. 219 An inconsiderate application of genuine principles to particular instances. 2. a. Of persons, etc.: Not characterized by consideration; acting without deliberation; thoughtless, imprudent, indiscreet, careless. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > careless or thoughtless unthoughtfula1533 inconsulted1533 thoughtless1592 unconsiderate1594 inconsideratea1616 unweighinga1616 indeliberatea1617 incogitant1629 inconsidering1685 gay1703 uncalculatinga1832 a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) ii. i. 67 Rash, inconsiderate, fiery voluntaries. View more context for this quotation 1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia sig. C3 You will never leave till you are knock't over the head, as that inconsiderate fellow Sidney was. 1660 J. Milton Readie Way Free Commonw. 12 If ther be a king, which the inconsiderate multitude are now so madd upon. 1710 A. Pope Corr. 17 Dec. (1956) I. 110 Inconsiderate Authors wou'd rather be admir'd than understood. 1848 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. (ed. 7) I. i. 92 There is enough here to arrest the attention of the most inconsiderate. 1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues I. 326 They are younger and more inconsiderate. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > careless or heedless > of, to, or with something recklesslOE unthoughtfulc1485 inconsiderate1607 desperatea1616 wretchless1661 slow1667 unconcerned1667 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 440 The seely beast inconsiderat of all fraude commeth out and is taken. 1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety viii. 176 So wholly taken up with the contemplation and enjoyment of his own felicity, that he is utterly inconsiderate of that of his creatures. 1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa iii. iii. 27 The innocent Popes..walk on careless and inconsiderate of what they do. 3. Without consideration or regard for the circumstances, claims, feelings, etc. of others. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > inconsiderate alogic1656 thoughtless1794 inconsiderate1842 society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective] > selfish > without consideration for others inconsiderate1842 1842 The Visitor (R.T.S.) 60 (Aunt Priscilla) She was not of an inconsiderate temper. She did not allow herself to utter remarks or censure without considering how they were likely to operate on the tempers and feelings of others. 1858 [implied in: J. G. Holland Titcomb's Lett. iii. 190 Injustice and inconsiderateness will not go down especially when administered by a man's companion. (at inconsiderateness n. 2)]. 1885 [implied in: Manch. Examiner 6 July 4/7 Servants..were often..treated with painful inconsiderateness. (at inconsiderateness n. 2)]. 1900 N.E.D. at Inconsiderate Mod. It was most inconsiderate to mention the matter in her hearing. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial eathlyc890 lighteOE littleOE small?c1225 singlec1449 easy1474 triflous1509 naughty1526 slender1530 slight1548 shrimpish1549 slipper1567 truanta1572 toyous1581 trivious1583 mean1585 silly1587 nicea1594 puny?1594 puisne1598 pusill1599 whindling1601 sapless1602 non-significant1603 poor1603 unsignificant1603 flea-bite1605 perishing1605 lank1607 weightless1610 fonda1616 penny farthing1615 triviala1616 unweighty1621 transitory1637 twattling1651 inconsiderate1655 unserious1655 nugal1656 small drink1656 slighty1662 minute1668 paddling1679 snitling1682 retail1697 Lilliputian1726 vain1731 rattletrap1760 peppercornish1762 peppercorn1791 underling1804 venial1806 lightweight1809 floccinaucical1826 small-bore1833 minified1837 trantlum1838 piffling1848 tea-tabular1855 potty1860 whipping-snapping1861 tea-gardeny1862 quiddling1863 twaddling1863 fidgeting1865 penny ante1865 feather-weighted1870 jerkwater1877 midget1879 mimsy1880 shirttail1881 two-by-four1885 footle1894 skittery1905 footery1929 Mickey Mouse1931 chickenshit1934 minoritized1945 marginal1952 marginalized1961 tea-party1961 little league1962 marginalizing1977 minnowy1991 1655 E. Terry Voy. E.-India 15 When they had sold any one of their bullocks to us, for a little inconsiderate peece of brasse. 1657 tr. A. Thevet Prosopographia 44 in T. North tr. Plutarch Lives (new ed.) But an inconsiderate person, of a base extraction. 1700 Moxon's Mech. Exercises: Bricklayers-wks. 36 The difference of the thicknesses being so inconsiderate, is not discerned. B. n. An inconsiderate or thoughtless person. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [noun] > carelessness or thoughtlessness > one who unconsidererc1456 inconsiderate1598 the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [noun] > person flippera1400 butterflya1500 dalliera1568 fling-brain1570 barmy-froth1598 inconsiderate1598 cork1601 cork-brain1630 kickshaw1644 shatter-brain1719 shatter-pate1775 shatter-wit1775 scatter-brain1790 flutter-pate1894 Jack-o'-wisp1896 ditz1984 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost iii. i. 76 O pardone me my starres, doth the inconsiderate take salue for lenuoy, and the word lenuoy for a salue ? View more context for this quotation 1618 S. Ward Iethro's Iustice of Peace 8 Ambitious Inconsiderates..climbe into the chaire of honor. 1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) III. xxvii. 151 I was as willing as the gay-inconsiderate, to call another cause, as he termed it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.c1460 |
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