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Word entry · 8 letters

careless

Best crossword clue

"Negligent"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɛəlɪs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aceelrssStarts with CEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. effortless and unstudied

Word origin

From Middle English careles, from Old English carlēas (“careless, reckless, void of care, free from care, free”), equivalent to care + -less. Cognate with Icelandic kærulaus (“careless, negligent”).

Used in a sentence

  • Jessica was so careless that she put her shorts on backwards.
  • I don't find the pose of careless youth charming and engaging any more than you find the pose of careworn age fascinating and eccentric, I should imagine.
  • Jessica was careless about putting her shorts on properly.

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