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Meaning of INCONSIDERABLE

Pronunciation:  `inkun'sidurubul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  too small or unimportant to merit attention; "passed his life in an inconsiderble village"; "their duties were inconsiderable"; "had no inconsiderable influence"
 
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 Synonyms: insignificant, trivial
 
 Antonyms: considerable
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\In`con*sid"er*a*ble\, a.
Not considerable; unworthy of consideration or notice;
unimportant; small; trivial; as, an inconsiderable distance;
an inconsiderable quantity, degree, value, or sum. ``The
baser scum and inconsiderable dregs of Rome.'' --Stepney. --
{In`con*sid"er*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {In`con*sid"er*a*bly}, adv.
 
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 Related Terms: back-burner, cursory, depthless, dinky, dispensable, few, footling, immaterial, inappreciable, inconsequential, inessential, inferior, insignificant, irrelevant, little, low, meager, miniature, minor, minute, negligible, no great shakes, nonessential, not vital, petit, petty, picayune, picayunish, shallow, short, skin-deep, small, superficial, technical, tiny, trifling, trivial, unessential, unimpressive, unnoteworthy
 

 

 

 

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