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  • 121Heedless — Heed less, a. Without heed or care; inattentive; careless; thoughtless; unobservant. [1913 Webster] O, negligent and heedless discipline! Shak. [1913 Webster] The heedless lover does not know Whose eyes they are that wound him so. Waller. {Heed… …

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  • 122Heedlessly — Heedless Heed less, a. Without heed or care; inattentive; careless; thoughtless; unobservant. [1913 Webster] O, negligent and heedless discipline! Shak. [1913 Webster] The heedless lover does not know Whose eyes they are that wound him so. Waller …

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  • 123Heedlessness — Heedless Heed less, a. Without heed or care; inattentive; careless; thoughtless; unobservant. [1913 Webster] O, negligent and heedless discipline! Shak. [1913 Webster] The heedless lover does not know Whose eyes they are that wound him so. Waller …

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  • 124Impertinent — Im*per ti*nent, a. [F., fr. L. impertinens, entis; pref. im not + pertinens. See {Pertinent}.] 1. Not pertinent; not pertaining to the matter in hand; having no bearing on the subject; not to the point; irrelevant; inapplicable. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 125Inadvertent — In ad*vert ent, a. [Cf. F. inadvertant. See 2d {In }, and {Advert}.] Not turning the mind to a matter; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive. [1913 Webster] An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in the public path.… …

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  • 126Inadvertently — Inadvertent In ad*vert ent, a. [Cf. F. inadvertant. See 2d {In }, and {Advert}.] Not turning the mind to a matter; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive. [1913 Webster] An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in the… …

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  • 127Inattention — In at*ten tion, n. [Pref. in not + attention: cf. F. inattention.] Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention; disregard; heedlessness; neglect. [1913 Webster] Novel lays attract our ravished ears; But old, the mind inattention hears. Pope.… …

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  • 128Inconsiderate — In con*sid er*ate, a. [L. inconsideratus. See {In } not, and {Considerate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not considerate; not attentive to safety or to propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others; hasty; careless; thoughtless; heedless; as,… …

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