carelessly
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5.5
- adverb
- /ˈkɛr.ləs.li/
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desenfadadamente
- Greta Garbo is merely a carelessly garbed, athletic Swedish girl who stops to stare, fascinated, into the ten-cent store window (Calhoun 53).
- so carelessly
- hair carelessly
Examples
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She approached the party carelessly, exuding confidence in her unique style.
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A young man walked up to her, his doublet carelessly open to reveal a muscular chest.
Fiction book (1995) -
Carelessly, a young man takes the seat across from me.
Fiction book (1999) -
"What's the matter now?" said the man carelessly.
Academic text (2005) -
She terrified him with her capacity to love carelessly.
Fiction book (1994) -
There's an Annie Leibovitz photo shoot of Sally carelessly displayed somewhere.
Fiction book (2001) -
Rose was stubborn, Lance amiable, Jamie too carelessly enthusiastic.
Fiction book (1993) -
Antigonus approached him, his arm thrown carelessly around a richly clad, pale-skinned girl.
Fiction book (1998) -
He nods, turns forward again, and continues on his way, carelessly waving his hand above his retreating figure in the most casual of goodbyes.
Fiction book (1997) -
I might even sit on the top of the campanile and dangle my legs over the edge, carelessly, joyfully, and watch the boats sail back and forth all day, every day—endlessly.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
103
2.5
In a relaxed, not very careful way
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4.9
In a casual, confident way that shows no worry
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8.2
Looking confident and slightly playful in a stylish way
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9.9
In a relaxed way without worry
In a way that looks stylish but a little wild and careless
Antonyms
How Casual
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Carelessly can also mean acting with a cool, relaxed look; a helpful way to remember this is to think of someone who seems to 'not worry' about rules or dress. Here the same parts care and -less give the idea of 'without care', but the meaning shifts to 'in a casual, confident way' rather than just 'not careful'.