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Meanings of mere thoughtlessness in English

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Usage of mere thoughtlessness in English
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Young folks often say cruel things from mere thoughtlessness, and unintentionally grieve those who love them.
The New Girl at St. Chad's: A Story of School Life
2
He pleaded self-defense, and in any case it was probably mere thoughtlessness, but nevertheless the Table Hillites were ruffled.
The Prince and Betty
3
It was so natural for the lusty and joyous to disregard, through mere thoughtlessness, the little weather-beaten cripple in his wheelchair.
The Red Planet
4
It was probably mere thoughtlessness, as cruelty with children usually is, but something in me decided to discover exactly what it was.
The Damned
5
The sample answer had hurt her, who could never see, by its mere thoughtlessness and by the joy that made her sister's voice quaver.
In the Palace of the King: A Love Story of Old Madrid
6
Half the cruelty in the world, like half the misery, comes simply from people's not thinking; and boys are often very cruel from mere thoughtlessness.
Madam How and Lady Why; Or, First Lessons in Earth Lore for Chil...
7
And then Runnles suggested a difficulty which had not occurred to me: it may seem a mark of self-conceit, but it was really mere thoughtlessness.
Humphrey Bold: A Story of the Times of Benbow
8
(Don't mention it, for I daresay 'twas mere thoughtlessness.)
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 / Letters 1821-184...
9
"I cannot suppose it mere thoughtlessness- "beganCecil; but Raymond cut her short with angry displeasure, of which she had not supposed him capable.
The Three Brides
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