carelessly

/ˈkɛɹləsli/

adv 2

Collocations

ADJ.

applied, dangerous, express, left, original, right, unaware, used

VERB + CARELESSLY

attacked, books, drive, drove, horse, laughed, lived, mustn't

CARELESSLY + NOUN

camera, door, drawer, e-mail, maker's, vase

PREP.

in, into, on, up

Definitions

adv

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.

Done without care or attention; inattentively.

Distracted by the salesperson, he carelessly read the contract.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — without care or concern

heedlessly

adverb — in a rakish manner

rakishly
raffishly

adverb — without caution or prudence

incautiously

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The papers were carelessly strewn on the table.

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

Distracted by the salesperson, he carelessly read the contract.

Wiktionary

Science can be dangerous when applied carelessly.

Tatoeba · #23999

If you drive carelessly, you will miss your turn.

Tatoeba · #33026

I carelessly dropped a vase.

Tatoeba · #39930

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