— 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; inobservantia. See IN- 3 , OBSERVANCE ]