inconsiderately
- adverb
- /ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərɪtli/
- Do you realize how... inconsiderately you're treating my feelings?
Examples
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She had meant to ask him what he wanted to do about dinner and tell him where to meet to catch the bus when she saw him after English, but then he had inconsiderately taken himself off.
Fiction book (1991) -
>> WELL, YOU DID ACT KIND OF STUPIDLY AND INCONSIDERATELY.
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You get further by treating women badly, not terribly but quite a bit inconsiderately.
Blog text (17) -
About as inconsiderately as we're treating John's.
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>> WELL, YOU DID ACT KIND OF STUPIDLY AND INCONSIDERATELY.
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AND YOU CERTAINLY MADE A MESS OF STUPIDLY AND INCONSIDERATELY.
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Let alone overhear his wife complaining about the risk inherent in wet roads, about the traffic, heavy already, although it was early in the day, about the draft the driver had created by cracking his window, and the smoke of his cigarette, which was inconsiderately circulating through the backseat before finding its way out into the street.
Fiction book (1994) -
One of the two men was in the holding cell because he'd inconsiderately shot a little Korean grocer who'd resisted his attempts to empty the store's cash register.
Fiction book (1999) -
He inconsiderately cut in line, making everyone waiting feel frustrated.
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She inconsiderately interrupted the meeting, causing confusion among the participants.
Synonyms
In a way that shows you have no respect for someone or something
Without thinking carefully or caring about others
In a way that shows no care for other people's feelings
In a way that does not think about other people's feelings
In a rude way that shows little respect for others
In a rude or unfriendly way
In a rude way that shows no respect for people in charge
In a harsh and unkind way toward other people
In a rude way that shows no respect for others
In a rude way that shows no respect for a person in charge
Without showing care for someone's feelings
In a way that is not proper or suitable for the situation
In a way that is not careful about other people's feelings
In a rude, awkward way that shows little politeness
In a mean way that tries to hurt someone
In a way that shows bad manners
Antonyms
How Considerate
Surface Forms
Morphology
inconsiderately = inconsiderate (semi-transparent) = in + consider + ate + ly
Adding '-ly' to the adjective 'inconsiderate' straightforwardly forms an adverb meaning 'in an inconsiderate way'.
Etymology
Inconsiderately starts with the prefix in- meaning 'not' and comes from considerate, which is based on consider meaning 'to think about' others. So, to act inconsiderately is to behave 'not thinking about' other people's feelings or needs.