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in·sou·ci·ant

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n-s

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) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Marked by blithe unconcern; nonchalant.

ETYMOLOGY:
French : in-, not (from Old French; see in-¹) + souciant, present participle of soucier, to trouble (from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *sollictre, alteration of Latin sollicitre, to vex; see solicit)

OTHER FORMS:
in·souci·ant·ly(Adverb)

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