Syn. -- Thoughtless; inattentive; inadvertent; heedless; negligent;
improvident; careless; imprudent; indiscreet; incautious; injudicious;
rash; hasty.
In`con*sid"er*ate*ly, adv. In an inconsiderate manner.
In`con*sid"er*ate*ness, n. The quality or state of being inconsiderate.
Tillotson.
In`con*sid`er*a"tion (?), n. [L. inconsideratio: cf. F.
inconsidération.] Want of due consideration; inattention to
consequences; inconsiderateness.
Blindness of mind, inconsideration, precipitation.
Jer. Taylor.
Not gross, willful, deliberate, crimes; but rather the effects of
inconsideration.
Sharp.
In`con*sist"ence (?), n. Inconsistency.
In`con*sist"en*cy (?), n.; pl. Inconsistencies (#). [Cf. F.
inconsistance.]
1. The quality or state of being inconsistent; discordance in respect
to sentiment or action; such contrariety between two things that both
can not exist or be true together; disagreement; incompatibility.
There is a perfect inconsistency between that which is of debt and
that which is of free gift.
South.
2. Absurdity in argument ore narration; incoherence or
irreconcilability in the parts of a statement, argument, or narration;
that which is inconsistent.
If a man would register all his opinions upon love, politics,
religion, and learning, what a bundle of inconsistencies and
contradictions would appear at last!
Swift.
3. Want of stability or uniformity; unsteadiness; changeableness;
variableness.
Mutability of temper, and inconsistency with ourselves, is the
greatest weakness of human nature.
Addison.
In`con*sist"ent (?), a. [Pref. in- not + consistent: cf. F.
inconsistant.]
1. Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable; discordant;
at variance, esp. as regards character, sentiment, or action;
incompatible; incongruous; contradictory.
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Compositions of this nature . . . show that wisdom and virtue are
far from being inconsistent with politeness and good humor.
Addison.
2. Not exhibiting uniformity of sentiment, steadiness to principle,
etc.; unequal; fickle; changeable.
Ah, how unjust to nature, and himself, Is thoughtless, thankless,
inconsistent man.
Young.
Syn. -- Incompatible; incongruous; irreconcilable; discordant;
repugnant; contradictory. -- Inconsistent, Incongruous, Incompatible.
Things are incongruous when they are not suited to each other, so that
their union is unbecoming; inconsistent when they are opposed to each
other, so as render it improper or wrong; incompatible when they can
not coexist, and it is therefore impossible to unite them. Habitual
levity of mind is incongruous with the profession of a clergyman; it is
inconsistent with his ordination vows; it is incompatible with his
permanent usefulness. Incongruity attaches to the modes and qualities
of things; incompatibility attaches to their essential attributes;
inconsistency attaches to the actions, sentiments, etc., of men.
In`con*sist"ent*ly (?), adv. In an inconsistent manner.