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carelessly

adv
/ˈkɛɹləsli/US/ˈkɛələsli/UK

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r-der. Proto-Germanic *karō Proto-West Germanic *karu Old English caru Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Old English carlēas Middle English careles English careless Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English carelessly From careless + -ly.

  1. derived from *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English carelessly From careless + -ly✻
  2. derived from *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Old English carlēas Middle English careles English careless Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder✻
  3. derived from *karō Proto-West Germanic *karu Old English caru Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der✻
  4. derived from *ǵeh₂r-der✻

Definitions

  1. Giving the appearance of carelessness

    Giving the appearance of carelessness; relaxedly.

    • The papers were carelessly strewn on the table.
    • Let us try to imagine the qualms of some Fifth Avenue florist if he could but see so many potential boutonnières, at a dollar apiece, so carelessly heaped up in baskets, lining the dingy pavement.

  2. Done without care or attention

    Done without care or attention; inattentively.

    • Distracted by the salesperson, he carelessly read the contract.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA