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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Carelessly \Care"less*ly\, adverb In a careless manner.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
carelessly
adverb
1: without care or concern; "carelessly raised the children's hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment" [syn: {heedlessly}]
2: without caution or prudence; "one unfortunately sees historic features carelessly lost when estates fall into unsympathetic hands" [syn: {incautiously}] [ant: {cautiously}, {cautiously}]
3: in a rakish manner; "she wore her hat rakishly at an angle" [syn: {rakishly}, {raffishly}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
108 Moby Thesaurus words for "carelessly": a corps perdu, airily, any old way, any which way, anyhow, apathetically, at haphazard, at intervals, at random, bunglingly, by chance, by fits, by snatches, capriciously, casually, clumsily, cursorily, desperately, desultorily, disinterestedly, dispassionately, disregardfully, erratically, fitfully, forgetfully, furiously, haphazardly, happen what may, hastily, head over heels, headfirst, headforemost, headlong, heedlessly, heels over head, helter-skelter, hit and miss, hit or miss, holus-bolus, hotheadedly, hurriedly, hurry-scurry, impetuously, in snatches, in spots, inadvertently, inattentively, inconsiderately, indeliberately, indiscriminately, insouciantly, involuntarily, irregularly, lackadaisically, like crazy, like mad, listlessly, madly, messily, mindlessly, negligently, nonchalantly, offhand, offhandedly, once over lightly, overeagerly, overenthusiastically, overzealously, perfunctorily, precipitantly, precipitately, precipitously, promiscuously, ramble-scramble, randomly, recklessly, regardlessly, slam-bang, slap-bang, slapdash, sloppily, spasmodically, sporadically, tactlessly, thoughtlessly, unadvisedly, uncalculatedly, unconcernedly, undesignedly, unguardedly, unheedfully, unheedingly, unintentionally, uninterestedly, unmethodically, unmindfully, unpremeditatedly, unreasoningly, unsolicitously, unsystematically, unthinkingly, unthoughtfully, unvigilantly, unwarily, wantonly, wildly, without premeditation, without willing
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