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in·con·sid·er·a·ble

 (ĭn′kən-sĭd′ər-ə-bəl)
adj.
Too small or unimportant to merit attention or consideration; trivial.

in′con·sid′er·a·ble·ness n.
in′con·sid′er·a·bly adv.
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inconsiderable

(ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərəbəl)
adj
1. relatively small
2. not worthy of consideration; insignificant
ˌinconˈsiderableness n
ˌinconˈsiderably adv
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in•con•sid•er•a•ble

(ˌɪn kənˈsɪd ər ə bəl)

adj.
1. small, as in value, amount, or size.
2. not worth consideration.
[1590–1600]
in`con•sid′er•a•ble•ness, n.
in`con•sid′er•a•bly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.inconsiderable - too small or unimportant to merit attention; "passed his life in an inconsiderable village"; "their duties were inconsiderable"; "had no inconsiderable influence"
considerable - large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"
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inconsiderable

adjective insignificant, small, slight, light, minor, petty, trivial, trifling, negligible, unimportant, small-time (informal), inconsequential, exiguous He was a man of great charm and not inconsiderable wit.
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inconsiderable

adjective
Contemptibly unimportant:
Slang: measly.
Idiom: of no account.
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Translations

inconsiderable

[ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərəbl] ADJ a not inconsiderable sumuna cifra nada desdeñable or despreciable, una suma considerable
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inconsiderable

[ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərəbəl] adj
not inconsiderable → non négligeable
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inconsiderable

adjunbedeutend, unerheblich; a not inconsiderable amountein nicht unbedeutender Betrag
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inconsiderable

[ˌɪnkənˈsɪdrəbl] adj not inconsiderablenon trascurabile
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In effect, most of the surplus cash - helped not inconsiderably by lavish spending habits - of these entities gravitates naturally into the coffers of the developed world.
As can be seen, with increasing the tempering temperature, in the beginning the yield and tensile strength change inconsiderably but in the range 400-500[degrees]C, both properties increase and again in the range 500 -700[degrees]C the yield and tensile strength decrease.
As Figure 5 shows, phytomass of plants in the substrate contaminated with the mixture of 5 g/kg NaCl and Safecote was somewhat smaller than that of control plants, while in the substrate contaminated only with Safecote, it was inconsiderably bigger compared to control plants.
The fact is that one runs the risk of winning largely on a small outlay, or of losing inconsiderably. Many oil companies have been formed, some are actually sinking wells, and a swarm will be organized."
Laboratory investigations showed that composition of HMA mixture produced in AMP1 and AMP2 varied inconsiderably and did not exceed tolerances from JMF value (except for the content of particles > 8 mm) (Table 1).
In the same period of time, the complexity degree of executed works by the same personnel had a value inconsiderably inferior, [K.sub.l] = 4,93.
Between d 20 and 30 of MA storage, the analyzed parameters changed inconsiderably, except for a further significant increase in acidity and a decrease in the W/P ratio.
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