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careless
[ kair-lis ]
adjective
- not paying enough attention to what one does:
a careless typist.
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- not exact, accurate, or thorough:
careless work.
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- done or said heedlessly or negligently; unconsidered:
a careless remark.
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- not caring or troubling; having no care or concern; unconcerned (usually followed by of, about, or in ):
careless of the rights of others;
careless about one's behavior;
careless in speech.
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- possessed or caused without effort or art; unstudied:
careless beauty.
- Archaic. free from anxiety.
careless
/ ˈɛəɪ /
adjective
- done with or acting with insufficient attention; negligent
- often foll byin, of, or about unconcerned in attitude or action; heedless; indifferent (to)
she's very careless about her clothes
- usually prenominal carefree
- usually prenominal unstudied; artless
an impression of careless elegance
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, noun
- ˈ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·· adverb
- ··Ա noun
- ··· adjective
- o·ver··· adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The changes would also mean serious injury caused by dangerous cycling - or death by careless or inconsiderate cycling - could incur punishments of five years in jail, fines, or both.
“The biggest thing for us was our turnovers and it was the careless turnovers,” Lue said Sunday.
The court was told Kelly had previous convictions for assault and careless driving.
Bulley, a truck driver who had also lost custody of Justin, has said the county was careless with his son’s life.
As John Maynard Keynes said of the challenges of overpopulation, the “chaining up of the one devil may, if we are careless, only serve to lose another still fiercer and more intractable.”
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