"carelessly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈkɛrləsli/ [US], /ˈkɛələsli/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-carelessly.wav [UK]
Etymology: careless + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|careless|ly}} careless + -ly
  1. If you do something carelessly, you do it without giving any attention or care to it. Synonyms: casually, hastily
    Sense id: simple-carelessly-en-adv-VVa0ayfw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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