Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Marked by or paying little heed; unmindful or thoughtless. synonym: careless.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Without heed; inattentive; careless; thoughtless; regardless; unobserving.
- Synonyms Remiss, etc. (see
negligent ); unmindful, inconsiderate, unobservant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Without heed or care; inattentive; careless; thoughtless; unobservant.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
unaware , withoutnoticing
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characterized by careless unconcern
- adjective marked by or paying little heed or attention
Etymologies
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Examples
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June 4, 2006, 6: 08 pm equifax dispute says: equifax dispute referring zeroth compute interferometry Thorstein heedless
The Volokh Conspiracy » Mark Steyn on the canadian health care system.– 2004
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"Courage," I cried in English, heedless of the consequences.
The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason William Le Queux 1895
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I could not help liking the sea to a coquette, so indifferent and heedless is it to the strange emotions it raises in the breast of man.
Nellie Bly's Book: Around the World in Seventy-Two Days 1890
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The late adversaries, warmed to affection at the sight of him, joined in heedless confusion, and surrounded him; the women kissed his hands, and the edges of his garments; nay, his horse received tribute of their embraces; some wept their welcome; he appeared an angel of peace descended among them; and the only danger was, that his mortal nature would be demonstrated, by his suffocation from the kindness of his friends.
III.4 1826
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The financial crisis was not the result of a 'perfect storm' of unforeseeable economic events, but of blameworthy conduct, of what Franklin Roosevelt called 'heedless greed,' for which there has been too little accountability.
HUFFPOST HILL - Republicans Demand Urine Eliot Nelson 2012
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The financial crisis was not the result of a 'perfect storm' of unforeseeable economic events, but of blameworthy conduct, of what Franklin Roosevelt called 'heedless greed,' for which there has been too little accountability.
HUFFPOST HILL - Republicans Demand Urine Eliot Nelson 2012
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By that standard, it's hard to call heedless subprime mortgage credit a social good.
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The financial crisis was not the result of a 'perfect storm' of unforeseeable economic events, but of blameworthy conduct, of what Franklin Roosevelt called 'heedless greed,' for which there has been too little accountability.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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It speaks vividly for a kind of heedless determi nation shown by masses of other illegal immigrants, an enormous number of whom have been caught, after tortuous journeys through the most inhospitable terrain, and deported yet, despite all, have returned to try again.
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I remember this kind of heedless spending in the face of illness; buttoning my fly; showering; dressing; shaving.
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February 10, 2013