unconsidered

English

Etymology

From un- + considered.

Adjective

unconsidered (comparative more unconsidered, superlative most unconsidered)

  1. Not considered.
    1. Not carefully planned or thought through beforehand. (of an action or statement)
      • 1688, A[phra] Behn, Oroonoko: Or, The Royal Slave. A True History, London: [] Will[iam] Canning, [], →OCLC, page 201:
        He proteſted to him, [] that this Flight of his ſhou'd be look'd on as a heat of Youth, and raſhneſs of a too forward Courage, and an unconſider'd impatience of Liberty, and no more; []
      • 1896, Joseph Conrad, chapter V, in An Outcast of the Islands, London: T. Fisher Unwin [], →OCLC, part I, page 61:
        In his extreme desire to grasp dollars and power, the unintellectual exile was ready to throw himself into the arms of any wandering cut-throat whose help could be secured, and Babalatchi experienced great difficulty in restraining him from unconsidered violence.
      • 2013, J. M. Coetzee, chapter 15, in The Childhood of Jesus, London: Harvill Secker, page 116:
        If the remark were merely unconsidered, if on further reflection he would like to withdraw or amend it, I am sure the gesture would be appreciated.
    2. Not noticed; not considered worthy of notice.
      Synonym: neglected
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