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adjective
- 1. not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors: "she had been careless and had left the window unlocked" Similar Opposite
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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.
The meaning of CARELESS is free from care : untroubled. How to use careless in a sentence.
Careless definition: not paying enough attention to what one does. See examples of CARELESS used in a sentence.
adjective. us / ˈker.ləs / uk / ˈkeə.ləs / careless adjective (NO ATTENTION) Add to word list. B1. not taking or showing enough care and attention: My son's teacher says that his work is often rather careless. He made a careless remark (= one made without thinking) about her appearance that really upset her.
When you're careless about something, you're not giving it much attention or consideration. If you're careless about mowing the lawn, you might mow over your mother's prized daffodils without even noticing.
If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage. I'm sorry. How careless of me. [ + of] Some mothers were a bit careless with money. [ + with] Mr Clarke had pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving.
1. Taking insufficient care; negligent: a careless housekeeper; careless proofreading. 2. Marked by or resulting from lack of forethought or thoroughness: a careless mistake. 3. Showing a lack of consideration: a careless remark. 4. Unconcerned or indifferent; heedless: careless of the consequences. 5.
careless of something (formal) not at all worried about something. He seemed careless of his own safety. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. not showing interest or effort synonym casual. She gave a careless shrug. a careless laugh/smile. Word Origin.
You're careful about everyone else, but careless about your own safety. The loss resulting from careless work is very serious. He had been the target of constant attack during his life, and his personal foibles, careless dress and mental eccentricities were the theme of endless ridicule.
CARELESS definition: not giving enough attention to what you are doing: . Learn more.
