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unthinking
[uhn-thing-king]
adjective
thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate.
an unthinking, tactless person.
indicating lack of thought or reflection.
a dull, unthinking expression on his face.
not endowed with the faculty of thought.
unthinking matter.
not exercising thought; not given to reflection.
This book will not profit an unthinking person.
not thinking; think; unmindful.
chores done in an unthinking manner.
unthinking
/ ÊŒ²Ôˈθɪŋ°ìɪŋ /
adjective
lacking thoughtfulness; inconsiderate
heedless; inadvertent
it was done in an unthinking moment
not thinking or able to think
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- unthinkingly adverb
- unthinkingness noun
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- ³Ü²Ôˈ³Ù³ó¾±²Ô°ì¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â adverb
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of unthinking1
Example Sentences
The piece talked down to Roan and diminished her requests as childish and unthinking — ironic for something as petulant as the column reads.
But over time, it came to symbolize a particular kind of person: the diehard, unthinking supporter of an authoritarian regime.
Reba’s dig at Stracke’s son was the sort of casual, unthinking barb that plenty of Southern mothers have perfected, tossed into a group conversation as nonchalantly as a request for sweet tea.
Mr Harvey admitted sending them a letter in April 2017 which he now acknowledged was “crass, inappropriate… unthinking and insensitiveâ€.
He said she had been worried about how politics was "coarsening", becoming too "tribal and unthinking".
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