Meaning & use
Unthoughtful
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Lacking consideration for others; careless or inconsiderate.
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It was unthoughtful of him to cancel the plans at the last minute without explanation.
She regretted her unthoughtful comment as soon as she saw his face.
A note on using this word
Thoughtless is far more common in everyday English, but unthoughtful appears in the same sense and is fully understood.
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