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形容詞

unconsidered (comparative more unconsidered, superlative most unconsidered)

1. Not considered.
   1. (of an action または statement) Not carefully planned or thought through beforehand.
      • 1688, Aphra Behn, Oroonoko, London: William Canning, p. 201,^[1]

        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;

      • 1896, Joseph Conrad, An Outcast of the Islands, London: T. Fisher Unwin, Part 1, Chapter 5, p. 61,^[2]

        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.

      • 2013, J. M. Coetzee, The Childhood of Jesus, London: Harvill Secker, Chapter 15, p. 116,^[3]

        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.

   2. Not noticed; not considered worthy of notice.

      Synonym: neglected

      • c. 1610, William Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale, Act IV, Scene 3,^[4]

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

      • 1895, Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure, London and New York: Harper, Part 5, Chapter 6, p. 361,^[5]

        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.

      • 1906, William John Locke, The Belovéd Vagabond, London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, Chapter 22, p. 285,^[6]

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