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English Dictionary: unthinking by the DICT Development Group
2 results for unthinking
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
unthinking
adv
  1. in a thoughtless manner; "he stared thoughtlessly at the picture"
    Synonym(s): thoughtlessly, unthinkingly, unthinking
    Antonym(s): thoughtfully
adj
  1. not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought [syn: unreflective, unthinking, unthoughtful]
  2. 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'"
    Synonym(s): thoughtless, uncaring, unthinking
  3. mentally sluggish
    Synonym(s): lumpish, lumpen, unthinking
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Unthinking \Un*think"ing\, a.
      1. Not thinking; not heedful; thoughtless; inconsiderate; as,
            unthinking youth.
  
      2. Not indicating thought or reflection; thoughtless.
  
                     With earnest eyes, and round unthinking face, He
                     first the snuffbox opened, then the case. --Pope.
            -- {Un*think"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Un*think"ing*ness}, n.
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