Definition for IN-CON-SID'ER-ATE

IN-CON-SID'ER-ATE, a. [L. inconsideratus. See Consider.]

  1. Not considerate; not attending to the circumstances which regard safety or propriety; hasty; rash; imprudent; careless; thoughtless; heedless; inattentive. The young are generally inconsiderate.
  2. Proceeding from heedlessness; rash; as, inconsiderate conduct.
  3. Not duly regarding; with of, before the subject; as, inconsiderate of consequences.

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