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inconsiderable

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in·con·sid·er·a·ble  (nkn-sdr--bl)
adj.
Too small or unimportant to merit attention or consideration; trivial.

incon·sider·a·ble·ness n.
incon·sider·a·bly adv.

inconsiderable [ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərəbəl]
adj
1. relatively small
2. not worthy of consideration; insignificant
inconsiderableness  n
inconsiderably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.inconsiderable - too small or unimportant to merit attention; "passed his life in an inconsiderable village"; "their duties were inconsiderable"; "had no inconsiderable influence"
considerable - large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"

inconsiderable
adjective insignificant, small, slight, light, minor, petty, trivial, trifling, negligible, unimportant, small-time (informal), inconsequential, exiguous He was a man of great charm and not inconsiderable wit.
Translations
inconsiderable [ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərəbl] ADJ a not inconsiderable sumuna cifra nada desdeñable or despreciable, una suma considerable
inconsiderable [ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərəbəl] adj
not inconsiderable → non négligeable
inconsiderable
adjunbedeutend, unerheblich; a not inconsiderable amountein nicht unbedeutender Betrag
inconsiderable [ˌɪnkənˈsɪdrəbl] adj not inconsiderablenon trascurabile
inconsiderable [ˌɪnkənˈsɪdrəbl] adj not inconsiderablenon trascurabile


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that I, who can wage war successfully with the hugest beasts, should perish myself from this spider, the most inconsiderable of insects
So that when I shall hereafter detail to you all the specialities and concentrations of potency everywhere lurking in this expansive monster; when I shall show you some of his more inconsiderable braining feats; I trust you will have renounced all ignorant incredulity, and be ready to abide by this; that though the Sperm Whale stove a passage through the Isthmus of Darien, and mixed the Atlantic with the Pacific, you would not elevate one hair of your eye-brow.
The part that alcohol itself plays is inconsiderable when compared with the part played by the social atmosphere in which it is drunk.
 
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