1.
[syn: thoughtlessly, unthinkingly, unthinking]
2. showing thoughtlessness;
- Example: "he treated his parents thoughtlessly"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Thoughtless \Thought"less\, adv.
1. Lacking thought; careless; inconsiderate; rash; as, a
thoughtless person, or act.
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2. Giddy; gay; dissipated. [R.] --Johnson.
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3. Deficient in reasoning power; stupid; dull.
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Thoughtless as monarch oaks that shade the plain.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster] -- Thought"less*ly, adv. --
Thought"less*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
thoughtlessly
adv 1: in a thoughtless manner; "he stared thoughtlessly at the
picture" [syn: thoughtlessly, unthinkingly,
unthinking] [ant: thoughtfully]
2: showing thoughtlessness; "he treated his parents
thoughtlessly" [ant: thoughtfully]