Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Taking insufficient care; negligent.
- adjective Marked by or resulting from lack of forethought or thoroughness.
- adjective Showing a lack of consideration.
- adjective Unconcerned or indifferent; heedless.
- adjective Unstudied or effortless.
- adjective Exhibiting a disposition that is free from cares; cheerful.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Free from care or anxiety; hence, undisturbed; cheerful.
- Giving no care; heedless; negligent; unthinking; inattentive; regardless; unmindful.
- Done or said without care; unconsidered: as, a careless act; a careless expression.
- Not receiving care; uncared for.
- Synonyms and Supine, Indolent, etc. (see
listless ); incautious, thoughtless, remiss, forgetful, inconsiderate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted.
- adjective Having no care; not taking ordinary or proper care; negligent; unconcerned; heedless; inattentive; unmindful; regardless.
- adjective Without thought or purpose; without due care; without attention to rule or system; unstudied; inconsiderate; spontaneous; rash.
- adjective rare Not receiving care; uncared for.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
- adjective effortless and unstudied
- adjective (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration
Etymologies
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Examples
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Geithner apologized for what he called careless mistakes.
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Police blame the incident on what they call careless zoo keepers.
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Police blame the incident on what they call careless zookeepers.
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Mr Mitchell has apologised for what he described as a careless oversight, and has repaid the money.
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Mr Mitchell has apologised for what he described as a careless oversight, and has repaid the money.
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You are more likely to be careless is sexual situations, so you are more likely to have AIDS.
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This guy is just plain careless and considering his background he is showing distinct unsuitedness for high office.
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The quick turnaround took its toll in careless ball-handling and in tired legs that weren't quite able to put enough oomph into the jumpers.
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` ` We were just trying to do too much, whether you call it careless or forcing it in there.
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Later today, President-elect Obama called Nancy Reagan, apologized to her for what he described as a careless and off-hand remark he made during the news conference.
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