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Inobservant — In ob*serv ant, a. [L. inobservans. See {In } not, and {Observant}.] Not observant; regardless; heedless. Bp. Hurd. {In ob*serv ant*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inobservant — index broken (unfulfilled), negligent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
inobservant — (adj.) 1660s, from L. inobservantem (nom. inobservans) inattentive, negligent, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + observans (see OBSERVANCE (Cf. observance)) … Etymology dictionary
inobservant — |in+ adjective Etymology: Late Latin inobservant , inobservans, from Latin in in (I) + observant , observans observant more at observant : unobservant … Useful english dictionary
inobservant — adjective see inobservance … New Collegiate Dictionary
inobservant — Synonyms and related words: careless, disregardant, disregardful, distracted, distrait, heedless, inadvertent, inattentive, inconstant, incurious, indifferent, negligent, nonadherent, noncompliant, nonconforming, nonobservant, regardless,… … Moby Thesaurus
inobservant — adj. not attentive, heedless; not observing laws or customs … English contemporary dictionary
inobservant — in·observant … English syllables
Inobservantly — Inobservant In ob*serv ant, a. [L. inobservans. See {In } not, and {Observant}.] Not observant; regardless; heedless. Bp. Hurd. {In ob*serv ant*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inobservance — inobservant, adj. inobservantly, adv. /in euhb zerr veuhns/, n. 1. lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness: drowsy inobservance. 2. failure to observe a custom, rule, law, or the like; nonobservance: inobservance of the Sabbath. [1605 15; … Universalium
