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care⋅less

[kair-lis]
–adjective
1. not paying enough attention to what one does: a careless typist.
2. not exact, accurate, or thorough: careless work.
3. done or said heedlessly or negligently; unconsidered: a careless remark.
4. not caring or troubling; having no care or concern; unconcerned (usually fol. by of, about, or in): careless of the rights of others; careless about one's behavior; careless in speech.
5. possessed or caused without effort or art; unstudied: careless beauty.
6. Archaic. free from anxiety.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE carlēas. See care, -less


care⋅less⋅ly, adverb
care⋅less⋅ness, noun


1. inattentive, incautious, unwary, indiscreet, reckless. 2. inaccurate, negligent. 3. unthoughtful, unmindful. 4. thoughtless, forgetful; inconsiderate.


1–4. careful.
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Main Entry: care·less
Function: adjective
: not showing due care : NEGLIGENT <careless driving> —compare RECKLESS
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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