carelessly
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɛɹləsli/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɛələsli/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adverb
[edit]carelessly (comparative more carelessly, superlative most carelessly)
- Giving the appearance of carelessness; relaxedly.
- The papers were carelessly strewn on the table.
- 1920 March, Alice Ballantine Kirjassoff, “FORMOSA THE BEAUTIFUL”, in National Geographic Magazine[1], page 264:
- Let us try to imagine the qualms of some Fifth Avenue florist if he could but see so many potential boutonnières, at a dollar apiece, so carelessly heaped up in baskets, lining the dingy pavement.
- Done without care or attention; inattentively.
- Distracted by the salesperson, he carelessly read the contract.
Translations
[edit]in a careless manner
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inattentively
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