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Careless Spelling Don’t Adjective Bre ˈkeələs ˈkerləs Leave

Word careless
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈkeələs / NAmE / ˈkerləs /
Example
  • it was careless of me to leave the door open.
  • don’t be so careless about/with spelling.
  • a careless worker/driver
  • a careless mistake/error
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careless

(adjective)BrE / ˈkeələs / NAmE / ˈkerləs /
  1. not giving enough attention and thought to what you are doing, so that you make mistakes
    • opposite careful
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/careful
    • It was careless of me to leave the door open.
    • Don’t be so careless about/with spelling.
    • a careless worker/driver
  2. resulting from a lack of attention and thought
    • a careless mistake/error
  3. not at all worried about something
    • He seemed careless of his own safety.
  4. not showing interest or effort
    • synonym casual
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/casual_1
    • She gave a careless shrug.
    • a careless laugh/smile

    Extra Examples

    • He’s very careless with money.
    • She had begun to grow careless.
    • She’s careless about her spelling.
    • Try not to be so careless in the future.
    • When performing his stunts he was careless of his own safety.
    • a rather careless mistake
    • Don’t be so careless about spelling.
    • You’ve made rather a lot of careless mistakes in your work.

    Word Origin

    • Old English carlēas ‘free from care’ (see care, -less).
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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