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unthinking

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un·think·ing  (nthngkng)
adj.
1. Not taking due thought; thoughtless or heedless: proceeded, unthinking, into the trap.
2. Exhibiting a lack of thought: unthinking bravado.
3. Incapable of the power of thought.

un·thinking·ly adv.
un·thinking·ness n.

unthinking [ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ]
adj
1. lacking thoughtfulness; inconsiderate
2. heedless; inadvertent it was done in an unthinking moment
3. not thinking or able to think
unthinkingly  adv
unthinkingness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unthinkingunthinking - not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought
thoughtless - showing lack of careful thought; "the debate turned into thoughtless bickering"
2.unthinkingunthinking - without care or thought for others; "the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'"
inconsiderate - lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others; "shockingly inconsiderate behavior"
3.unthinkingunthinking - mentally sluggish                    
stupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
Adv.1.unthinkingunthinking - in a thoughtless manner; "he stared thoughtlessly at the picture"

unthinking
adjective
1. thoughtless, insensitive, tactless, rude, blundering, inconsiderate, undiplomatic He doesn't say those silly things that unthinking people say.
Translations
unthinking [ˈʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ] ADJirreflexivo
unthinking
adj (= thoughtless, unintentional)unbedacht, gedankenlos; (= uncritical)bedenkenlos, blind
unthinking [ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ] adj (remark) → sconsiderato/a
unthinking [ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ] adj (remark) → sconsiderato/a


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I was a little unthinking child in those days, just following a misleading impulse without question.
They were ushered, for the night, into a long room, where many other men, of all ages, sizes, and shades of complexion, were assembled, and from which roars of laughter and unthinking merriment were proceeding.
I felt assured, at first sight, that she was not a Belgian; her complexion, her countenance, her lineaments, her figure, were all distinct from theirs, and, evidently, the type of another race--of a race less gifted with fullness of flesh and plenitude of blood; less jocund, material, unthinking.
 
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