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care·less (ker′lis)

adjective

  1. without worry; carefree; untroubled
  2. not paying enough attention; not thinking before one acts or speaks; neglectful; heedless; inconsiderate
  3. done or made without enough attention, precision, etc.; not painstaking or thorough
  4. artless; unstudied a careless grace

Etymology: ME careles < OE carleas: see care & -less

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careless Idioms

careless of

indifferent to; untroubled by

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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