incogitant

English

Etymology

From Latin incogitans, from in- (“not”) + cogitans, present participle of cogitare (“to think”). See cogitate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈkɒd͡ʒɪtənt/

Adjective

incogitant (comparative more incogitant, superlative most incogitant)

1. thoughtless; inconsiderate
   • 1698, John Goodman (not the Flintstones actor), Winter-Evening Conference […]

     Men are careless and incogitant.

   • 1645 March 14 (Gregorian calendar), J[ohn] M[ilton], Colasterion: A Reply to a Nameles Answer against The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce. […], [London?]: [s.n.], →OCLC:

     The bar will blush at this most incogitant woodcock

References

“incogitant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.