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单词 inconsiderably
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inconsiderablyadv.

Etymology: formed as inconsiderable adj. + -ly suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: inconˈsiderably.
1. To an inconsiderable, insignificant, or trifling extent; slightly, very little.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > to a trifling extent
inconsiderably1727
triflingly1865
insubstantially1972
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Inconsiderably, meanly, etc.
1755 G. Costard in Philos. Trans. 1754 (Royal Soc.) 48 483 His number..differs inconsiderably from what they, most probably, made it.
1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 325 Those islands..being but inconsiderably elevated above the surface of the water.
2. Thoughtlessly, carelessly, inconsiderately. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adverb] > carelessly or thoughtlessly
lightlyOE
inconsideratelyc1460
unconsiderately1570
inconsiderablya1646
incogitantly1648
thoughtlessly1706
uncannily1825
facilely1845
uncalculatingly1852
the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > lack of reflection > [adverb]
inconsiderablya1646
unreflectingly1665
unthoughtfully1701
thoughtlessly1706
unthinkingly1717
uncannily1825
irreflectively1858
routinely1867
a1646 J. Gregory Posthuma (1649) 266 [It] was thwartly in it self, and, in the proof, inconsiderably don.
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