Definitions for CARELESSLY
care·less·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. carelessly, heedlesslyadverb

   without care or concern

   "carelessly raised the children's hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment"

2. incautiously, carelesslyadverb

   without caution or prudence

   "one unfortunately sees historic features carelessly lost when estates fall into unsympathetic hands"

3. rakishly, raffishly, carelesslyadverb

   in a rakish manner

   "she wore her hat rakishly at an angle"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. carelesslyadverb

   Giving the appearance of carelessness; relaxedly.

   The papers were carelessly strewn on the table.

2. carelesslyadverb

   Done without care or attention; inattentively.

   Distracted by the salesperson, he carelessly read the contract.

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1. carelessly

   Carelessly means acting or behaving in a way that lacks attention or concern, often resulting in mistakes or potential harm due to negligence or lack of thought. It refers to the absence of care or careful judgement; heedlessly or recklessly.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carelesslyadverb

   in a careless manner

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CARELESSLY in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CARELESSLY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of CARELESSLY in a Sentence

1. Dana Boente:

   For his own vindictive purposes, Jeffrey Sterling carelessly disclosed extremely valuable, highly classified information that he had taken an oath to keep secret.

2. Donald Trump:

   No one should carelessly compare political opponents to historical villains, which is done often and all the time. It's got to stop. We should not mob people in public spaces or destroy public property. There is one way to settle our disagreements -- it's called peacefully, at the ballot box. That's what we want.

3. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

   The adoration of his heart had been to her only as the perfume of a wild flower, which she had carelessly crushed with her foot in passing.

4. Wendell Berry:

   Without a complex knowledge of one’s place and without the faithfulness to one’s place on which such knowledge depends, it is inevitable that the place will be used carelessly, and eventually destroyed. Without such knowledge and faithfulness, moreover, the culture of a country will be superficial and decorative, functional only insofar as it may be a symbol of prestige, the affectation of an elite or “in” group.

5. Scott Applewhite -RRB- Carlson:

   There are a lot of dumb people in Congress. You're not one of them, i think you're smarter than I am, and you never use words carelessly. And yet you called this a terror attack when by no definition was it a terror attack. That's a lie. You told that lie on purpose, and I'm wondering why you did.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CARELESSLY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Carelessly
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CARELESSLY
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=CARELESSLY