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English
Etymology
From un- + considered.
Adjective
unconsidered (comparative more unconsidered, superlative most unconsidered)
- Not considered.
- Not carefully planned or thought through beforehand. (of an action or statement)
1688, A Behn, Oroonoko: Or, The Royal Slave. A True History, London: Will 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.
- Not noticed; not considered worthy of notice.
- Synonym: neglected
c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :My father […] was likewise a snapper-up of unconsidered trifles.
1894 December – 1895 November, Thomas Hardy, chapter VI, in Jude the Obscure, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, , published 1896, →OCLC, part V (At Aldbrickham and Elswhere), page 361:At length the auction began in the room below, whence they could hear each familiar article knocked down, the highly prized ones cheaply, the unconsidered at an unexpected price.