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regardless

adv
/ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/US/ɹɪˈɡɑːd.lɪs/

Etymology

From regard + -less.

  1. derived from reguard
  2. inherited from regard
  3. suffixed as regardless — “regard + -less”

Definitions

  1. Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.

    • Tatiana knew the meat had passed its expiry date, but she ate it regardless.

  2. Anyway

    Anyway; irrespective of what has just been said.

    • The proposal may become law, or it may not. Regardless, we will adopt it as a club rule.

  3. Paying no attention to

    Paying no attention to; ignoring.

    • The beloved “oof” sound Roblox players — and gamers regardless of what they play — has become a huge meme in the community.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Taking insufficient regard of

      Taking insufficient regard of; heedless; careless.

      • Always deceived in fact by his own wishes, and regardless of little besides his own convenience.
      • I grew, day by day, more moody, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others.

    2. Synonym of regardless of

      Synonym of regardless of; paying no attention to.

      • Tatiana ate the cauliflower regardless its colour.

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Derived

disregardless, regardlessly, regardlessness, regardless of

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at regardless. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at regardless. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at regardless

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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