adj without taking care ○ He is careless about his work. ○ He made several careless mistakes when he took his driving test.
care´less
a. [AS. cearleás.]
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.
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.
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