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   Care·less

   /ˈkerləs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors: "she had been careless and had left the window unlocked" Similar inattentiveincautiousnegligentremissforgetfulabsentmindedheedlessirresponsibleimpetuousrecklessinformal:sloppycouldn't care lessslaphappyshoddyslapdashslipshodscrappyslovenlyunconsideredamateurishnegligentlaxslackwilddisorganizedhastyhurriedperfunctorycursorythrown togethersketchyhit-or-missinaccurateimpreciseinexactincorrectwrongerroneouserror-riddeninformal:sloppyslaphappyscatterbrainedvulgar slang:half-arsedhalf-assedthoughtlessunthinkinginsensitiveindiscreetunguardedill-advisedill-consideredill-thought-outunwisemisguidedincautiousinadvertentrashfoolhardyhastyspur-of-the-momentharebrainednegligent inmindless ofheedless ofimprovident aboutunconcerned aboutindifferent tooblivious toreckless aboutremiss inslapdash aboutslipshod aboutfrivolous aboutinformal:sloppy inmessy inOpposite carefulattentivemeticulousjudicious
   • ▪ (of an action or its result) showing or caused by a lack of attention: "he admitted to careless driving"
   • ▪ not concerned or worried about: "he was careless about his own safety"
   • ▪ showing no interest or effort; casual: "she gave a careless shrug" Similar unstudiedartlesscasualeffortlessunconcernednonchalantinsouciantlanguidleisurelyinformalinformal:couldn't-care-less

   Word Origin Old Englishcarlēas ‘free from care’ (see care, -less).

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   The meaning of CARELESS is free from care : untroubled. How to use careless in a sentence.

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   CARELESS definition: 1. not taking or showing enough care and attention: 2. relaxed, natural, and free from worry 3…. Learn more.

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   marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful. “ careless about her clothes”. “forgotten by some careless person”. “a careless housekeeper”. “ careless proofreading”. “it was a careless mistake”. “hurt by a careless remark”. synonyms: inattentive.

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   Careless definition: not paying enough attention to what one does. See examples of CARELESS used in a sentence.

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   CARELESS meaning: 1. not taking or showing enough care and attention: 2. relaxed, natural, and free from worry 3…. Learn more.

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   careless. adjective. /ˈkeələs/. /ˈkerləs/. Word Family. not giving enough attention and thought to what you are doing, so that you make mistakes. careless driving. a careless worker/driver. it is careless of somebody to do something It was careless of me to leave the door open.