careless

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care·less | \ ˈker-ləs

Definition of careless

1a : free from care : untroubled careless days

b : indifferent, unconcerned careless of the consequences

2 : not taking care My brother was too careless of his charge.— Shakespeare

3 : not showing or receiving care:

a : negligent, slovenly careless writing

b : unstudied, spontaneous a careless grace a careless glance

c obsolete : unvalued, disregarded

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Examples of careless in a Sentence

He is a careless worker. She was careless with my things. It was a careless mistake. a newspaper known for careless reporting

Recent Examples on the Web Road accidents from careless driving, unsafe passing, not wearing seatbelts, driving under the influence, or speeding on unfamiliar winding mountain roads at night. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 5 July 2021 But getting careless by spending too many days in the wrong nation or getting arrested at a stopover in Athens or Madrid on his way to Rio isn't the only way that Ghosn could face extradition to Tokyo. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2020 It’s a water mold fungus that splashes on the stems during rainstorms and careless irrigation. — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 2 July 2021 In the absence of hard evidence, careless lab leak speculation, or overstating the case for a lab leak relative to other origins stories, amounts to the casual slander of distinguished Chinese scientists. — Lindsay Beyerstein, The New Republic, 29 June 2021 Obesity was long viewed in this country as a moral failing, a product of people being lazy and careless with their diets. — NBC News, 27 June 2021 Brooks was also charged with felony simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms, careless and prohibited driving, and making an improper right turn. — The Arkansas Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online, 25 June 2021 In overtime, Beauvillier, who had not scored in his 10 previous playoff games, stole a careless pass from Blake Coleman from the corner to Vasilevskiy’s left. — New York Times, 24 June 2021 The Angels’ two-run second inning against Manning was set up by a careless play. — Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2021

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