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Definitions for: Careless
[adj] effortless and unstudied; "an impression of careless elegance"; "danced with careless grace"
[adj] 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"
[adj] showing an unthinking lack of consideration; "a careless remark"
Webster (1913) Definition: Care"less, a. [AS. cearle['a]s.]
1. Free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted.
--Spenser.
Sleep she as sound as careless infancy. --Shak.
2. Having no care; not taking ordinary or proper care;
negligent; unconcerned; heedless; inattentive; unmindful;
regardless.
My brother was too careless of his charge. --Shak.
He grew careless of himself. --Steele.
3. Without thought or purpose; without due care; without
attention to rule or system; unstudied; inconsiderate;
spontaneous; rash; as, a careless throw; a careless
expression.
He framed the careless rhyme. --Beattie.
4. Not receiving care; uncared for. [R.]
Their many wounds and careless harms. --Spenser.
Syn: Negligent; heedless; thoughtless; unthinking;
inattentive; incautious; remiss; supine; forgetful;
regardless; inconsiderate; listless.
Synonyms: artless, casual, cursory, haphazard, heedless, inconsiderate, negligent, offhand, offhanded, passing(a), perfunctory, reckless, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy
Antonyms: careful
See Also: imprudent, inattentive, incautious, superficial, unconcerned
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