'Carelessly' definitions:
Definition of 'carelessly'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Without care or concern; "carelessly raised the children's hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment" [syn: carelessly, heedlessly]
adverb
Without caution or prudence; "one unfortunately sees historic features carelessly lost when estates fall into unsympathetic hands" [syn: incautiously, carelessly] [ant: carefully, cautiously]
adverb
Definition of 'Carelessly'
From: GCIDE
- Carelessly \Care"less*ly\, adv. In a careless manner. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'carelessly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a corps perdu,
- airily,
- any old way,
- any which way,
- anyhow,
- apathetically,
- at haphazard,
- at intervals,
- at random,
- bunglingly,
- by chance,
- by fits,
- by snatches,
- capriciously,
- casually,
- clumsily,
- cursorily,
- desperately,
- desultorily,
- disinterestedly,
- dispassionately,
- disregardfully,
- erratically,
- fitfully,
- forgetfully,
- furiously,
- haphazardly,
- happen what may,
- hastily,
- head over heels,
- headfirst,
- headforemost,
- headlong,
- heedlessly,
- heels over head,
- helter-skelter,
- hit and miss,
- hit or miss,
- holus-bolus,
- hotheadedly,
- hurriedly,
- hurry-scurry,
- impetuously,
- in snatches,
- in spots,
- inadvertently,
- inattentively,
- inconsiderately,
- indeliberately,
- indiscriminately,
- insouciantly,
- involuntarily,
- irregularly,
- lackadaisically,
- like crazy,
- like mad,
- listlessly,
- madly,
- messily,
- mindlessly,
- negligently,
- nonchalantly,
- offhand,
- offhandedly,
- once over lightly,
- overeagerly,
- overenthusiastically,
- overzealously,
- perfunctorily,
- precipitantly,
- precipitately,
- precipitously,
- promiscuously,
- ramble-scramble,
- randomly,
- recklessly,
- regardlessly,
- slam-bang,
- slap-bang,
- slapdash,
- sloppily,
- spasmodically,
- sporadically,
- tactlessly,
- thoughtlessly,
- unadvisedly,
- uncalculatedly,
- unconcernedly,
- undesignedly,
- unguardedly,
- unheedfully,
- unheedingly,
- unintentionally,
- uninterestedly,
- unmethodically,
- unmindfully,
- unpremeditatedly,
- unreasoningly,
- unsolicitously,
- unsystematically,
- unthinkingly,
- unthoughtfully,
- unvigilantly,
- unwarily,
- wantonly,
- wildly,
- without premeditation,
- without willing