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Considerate   /kənsˈɪdərət/   Listen
adjective
Considerate  adj.  
1.
Given to consideration or to sober reflection; regardful of consequences or circumstances; circumspect; careful; esp. careful of the rights, claims, and feelings of others. "Of dauntless courage and considerate pride." "AEneas is patient, considerate, and careful of his people." "The wisest and most considerate men in the world."
2.
Having respect to; regardful. (R.) "They may be... more considerate of praise."
Synonyms: Thoughtful; reflective; careful; discreet; prudent; deliberate; serious. See Thoughtful.





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"Considerate" Quotes from Famous Books



... ABSOLUTE Mild, gentle, considerate father—I kiss your hands!—What a tender method of giving his opinion in these matters Sir Anthony has! I dare not trust him with the truth.—I wonder what old wealthy hag it is that he wants to bestow on me!—Yet he married himself for love! and was in his youth ...
— The Rivals - A Comedy • Richard Brinsley Sheridan
... to act on this considerate advice, and occupied his time of waiting by strolling up and down the High Street in the rain, paying a call here and there at one or two shops, and finally dropping in to see his friend ...
— Roger Ingleton, Minor • Talbot Baines Reed
... considerate," said Maskull, laughing outright. "I was beginning to fear that I would be hauled away at once.... However, I have neither wife, land, nor profession, so there's nothing to wait for.... ...
— A Voyage to Arcturus • David Lindsay
... Mr. Waffles was more considerate, and promised him the first mount on his new purchase, though Caingey would rather have had a ten, or ...
— Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour • R. S. Surtees
... The considerate kindness of the Angel mollified me in no little measure; and, aided by the water with which he diluted my port more than once, I at length regained sufficient temper to listen to his very extraordinary discourse. I cannot pretend to recount all that he told me, but I gleaned from what he said ...
— The Best American Humorous Short Stories • Various


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