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adjective
Etymology: Latin incogitant-, incogitans, from in- + cogitant-, cogitans, present participle of cogitare to cogitate
Date: 1628
thoughtless, inconsiderate <incogitant litterbugs>
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Incogitant — In*cog i*tant, a. [L. incogitans; pref. in not + cogitans, p. pr. of cogitare to think. See {Cogitate}.] Thoughtless; inconsiderate. [R.] Milton. [1913 Webster] Men are careless and incogitant. J. Goodman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incogitant — index thoughtless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
incogitant — [in käj′i tənt] adj. [L incogitans < in , not + cogitans, prp. of cogitare, to COGITATE] Rare unthinking; thoughtless … English World dictionary
incogitant — incogitantly, adv. /in koj i teuhnt/, adj. 1. thoughtless; inconsiderate. 2. not having the faculty of thought. [1620 30; < L incogitant , equiv. to in IN 3 + cogitant (s. of cogitans), prp. of cogitare to think; see COGITATE, ANT] * * * … Universalium
incogitant — in•cog•i•tant [[t]ɪnˈkɒdʒ ɪ tənt[/t]] adj. thoughtless; inconsiderate • Etymology: 1620–30; < L incōgitant , s. of incōgitāns= in III+cōgitāns, prp. of cōgitāre to think; see cogitate, ant in•cog′i•tant•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
incogitant — /ɪnˈkɒdʒətənt/ (say in kojuhtuhnt) adjective Rare 1. thoughtless; inconsiderate. 2. not having the faculty of thinking. {Latin incōgitānt , from in 3 + cogitans thinking} …
incogitant — (ˈ)in|käjəd.ənt, ənˈk adjective Etymology: Latin incogitant , incogitans, from in in (I) + cogitant , cogitans, present participle of cogitare to cogitate more at cogitate 1. : failing in due consideration of proper or relevant factors :… … Useful english dictionary
incogitant — in·cog·i·tant … English syllables
Incogitantly — In*cog i*tant*ly, adv. In an incogitant manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inane — I adjective absurd, asinine, fatuous, foolish, imbecile, incogitant, inept, insipid, irrational, ludicrous, nonsensical, ridiculous, senseless, shallow, thought free, thoughtless, unintelligent, unreasoning, unthinking, vacuous, vain II index… … Law dictionary
