irreflective
Example Sentences
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It is the same story, from the first chapter to the last, in education, poor law, public works, relief Acts, even in coercion Acts—lazy, uninformed, and irreflective good intention.
From Handbook of Home Rule Being articles on the Irish question by Godkin, Edwin Lawrence
Was it a relief to that irreflective nature to believe the die irrevocably cast, and the responsibility of decision over?
From Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
And among these defects should be counted a great ambition, a kind of harum-scarum and tumultuous activity, an irreflective impetuosity of passion, and a dangerous lack of balance and judgment.
From The Women of the Caesars by Ferrero, Guglielmo
Yet in this, as in many other instant and happy decisions, we may not see the mere casting of a die, the chance result of an irreflective impulse.
From The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
And from this day I was an altered creature, never again relapsing into the careless, irreflective mind of childhood.
From Autobiographical Sketches by De Quincey, Thomas
