Ĭn/con-sĭd'er-ate, a.
a. [Prefix in, not, and considerate; Lat. inconsideratus, It. inconsiderato, Sp. inconsiderado, Fr. inconsidéré.]
- Not considerate; not attending to the circumstances which regard safety or propriety; not regarding propriety, or the rights or feelings of others; hasty; careless; thoughtless; heedless; as, the young are generally inconsiderate.
- Proceeding from heedlessness; rash; as, inconsiderate conduct.
Syn.—Thoughtless; inattentive; inadvertent; heedless; negligent; improvident; careless; imprudent; indiscreet; incautious; injudicious; rash; hasty.