"thoughtlessly" meaning in English

See thoughtlessly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈθɔt.lɪs.li/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-thoughtlessly.wav [US] Forms: more thoughtlessly [comparative], most thoughtlessly [superlative]
enPR: thôt’lĭs-lǐ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht Old English þōht Middle English thought English thought Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English thoughtless Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English thoughtlessly From thoughtless + -ly. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|thoughtless|-ly<id:adverb>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht Old English þōht Middle English thought English thought Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. 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  1. Done without thinking. Translations (done without thinking): ajattelemattomasti (Finnish), gedankenlos (German), bezmyślnie (Polish), lekkomyślnie (Polish), desconsideradamente (Spanish), a las bravas (Spanish), tanklöst (Swedish)
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    {
      "form": "more thoughtlessly",
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        "comparative"
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      "form": "most thoughtlessly",
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        "English entries with etymology trees",
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      "enpr": "thôt’lĭs-lǐ"
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      "ipa": "/ˈθɔt.lɪs.li/"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "done without thinking",
      "word": "ajattelemattomasti"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "done without thinking",
      "word": "gedankenlos"
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      "sense": "done without thinking",
      "word": "desconsideradamente"
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      "code": "es",
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      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "done without thinking",
      "word": "a las bravas"
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}

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