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English
Etymology
From Latin incogitans, from in- (“not”) + cogitans, present participle of cogitare (“to think”). See cogitate.
Pronunciation
Adjective
incogitant (comparative more incogitant, superlative most incogitant)
- thoughtless; inconsiderate
- 1698, John Goodman (not the Flintstones actor), Winter-Evening Conference
- Men are careless and incogitant.
References
“incogitant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.