adj.
Thoughtless; inconsiderate.
[Latin incōgitāns, incōgitant- : in-, not; see in-1 + cōgitāns, present participle of cōgitāre, to think; see cogitate.]
Dictionary:
in·cog·i·tant (ĭn-kŏj'ĭ-tənt)
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(in-KOJ-i-tuhnt)
adjective
Thoughtless; inconsiderate.
Etymology
From Latin incogitant-, from cogitare (to think), from agitare (to agitate), from agere (to drive). Ultimately from Indo-European root ag- (to drive, draw) that's also the fount of such words as act, agent, agitate, litigate, synagogue, and ambassador.
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