"unheedy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unheedy [comparative], most unheedy [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + heedy. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|heedy}} un- + heedy Head templates: {{en-adj}} unheedy (comparative more unheedy, superlative most unheedy)
  1. (obsolete) Incautious; precipitate; heedless. Tags: obsolete Derived forms: unheedily, unheediness
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