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Meanings of carelessly in English

In a rakish manner.

Without caution or prudence.

Without care or concern.

Usage of carelessly in English
1
I touched the material carelessly; it was of softest smooth white serge.
The Garden of Survival
2
A carelessly dropped match might in an hour nullify all their labor.
Dennison Grant: A Novel of To-day
3
They play every note with love and understanding - no note carelessly.
The new yorker
4
Aldous moved carelessly to the glass case in which were the cigars.
The Hunted Woman
5
To read carelessly and distractedly is to let go of that hand.
The book of disquiet
6
Boyd crushed the note in his palm and tossed it away carelessly.
The Silver Horde
7
The two are scantily and carelessly dressed in rough linen and leaves.
Back to Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch
8
It was all my own fault in so carelessly leaving the money.
A Rock in the Baltic
9
The sentinel carelessly dropped the butt of his musket on the coin.
Clementina
10
So he affected to stroll carelessly away; but returned to the spot.
The Cloister and the Hearth
11
He left the cabin, swinging the satchel carelessly in his left hand.
Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger
12
England lost three wickets carelessly on the way to a humdrum victory.
The Guardian
13
The grocer took the coin and carelessly dropped it into his pocket.
The Secret Wireless; Or, The Spy Hunt of the Camp Brady Patrol
14
He glanced our way carelessly, but in that glance took in everything.
The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii
15
Those admirable sketches left carelessly on the table are in my pocket.
Westways: A Village Chronicle
16
He was caught almost in the very act, answered the sheriff, carelessly.
Cab and Caboose: The Story of a Railroad Boy
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Carelessly through the time
Carelessly across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common