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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (3)

1. without care or concern;
- Example: "carelessly raised the children's hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment"
[syn: carelessly, heedlessly]

2. without caution or prudence;
- Example: "one unfortunately sees historic features carelessly lost when estates fall into unsympathetic hands"
[syn: incautiously, carelessly]

3. in a rakish manner;
- Example: "she wore her hat rakishly at an angle"
[syn: rakishly, raffishly, carelessly]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Carelessly \Care"less*ly\, adv. In a careless manner. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

carelessly adv 1: without care or concern; "carelessly raised the children's hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment" [syn: carelessly, heedlessly] 2: without caution or prudence; "one unfortunately sees historic features carelessly lost when estates fall into unsympathetic hands" [syn: incautiously, carelessly] [ant: carefully, cautiously] 3: in a rakish manner; "she wore her hat rakishly at an angle" [syn: rakishly, raffishly, carelessly]