unconsidered

comparative more unconsidered · superlative most unconsidered

1. Not considered.
   1. Not carefully planned or thought through beforehand. (of an action or statement)

      If the remark were merely unconsidered, if on further reflection he would like to withdraw or amend it, I am sure the gesture would be appreciated.

      2013, J. M. Coetzee, chapter 15, in The Childhood of Jesus, London: Harvill Secker, page 116

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      He proteſted to him, […] that this Flight of his ſhou'd be look'd on as a heat of Youth, and raſhneſs of a too forward Courage, and an unconſider'd impatience of Liberty, and no more; […]

      1688, A[phra] Behn, Oroonoko: Or, The Royal Slave. A True History, London: […] Will[iam] Canning, […], →OCLC, page 201

      In his extreme desire to grasp dollars and power, the unintellectual exile was ready to throw himself into the arms of any wandering cut-throat whose help could be secured, and Babalatchi experienced great difficulty in restraining him from unconsidered violence.

      1896, Joseph Conrad, chapter V, in An Outcast of the Islands, London: T. Fisher Unwin […], →OCLC, part I, page 61

   2. Not noticed; not considered worthy of notice.

      She pointed to a draughty, unconsidered table by the door.

      1906, William John Locke, chapter 22, in The Belovéd Vagabond, London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, page 285

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      My father […] was likewise a snapper-up of unconsidered trifles.

      c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]

      At length the auction began in the room below, whence they could hear each familiar article knocked down, the highly prized ones cheaply, the unconsidered at an unexpected price.

      1894 December – 1895 November, Thomas Hardy, chapter VI, in Jude the Obscure, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], published 1896, →OCLC, part V (At Aldbrickham and Elswhere), page 361

      Synonyms: neglected