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unthoughtedly

unthoughtedly adverb: without forethought.

Adverb

unthoughtedly (comparative more unthoughtedly, superlative most unthoughtedly)

  1. Without forethought.
    • To any propaganda even half plausible a great and wide opportunity always lies open in the fatuous American custom of repeating unthoughtedly the latest favorite saying of "the man in the street."1926, Nolan Rice Best, Yes, "It's the Law" and It's a Good Law, page 81

Forms of unthoughtedly

comparativemore unthoughtedly
superlativemost unthoughtedly

Origin of unthoughtedly

From unthoughted + -ly.

Questions about unthoughtedly

What does unthoughtedly mean?
Unthoughtedly means without forethought.
What part of speech is unthoughtedly?
Unthoughtedly is an adverb.

Words near unthoughtedly in the dictionary

  1. unthoroughly
  2. unthoroughness
  3. unthought
  4. unthought-of
  5. unthoughted
  6. unthoughtedly
  7. unthoughtful
  8. unthoughtfully
  9. unthoughtfulness
  10. unthoughts
  11. unthrall

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