| ADVERB | all | carelessly, heedlessly | without care or concern |
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| all | carelessly, incautiously | without caution or prudence | |
| all | carelessly, rakishly, raffishly | in a rakish manner |
| Sounds | keh'rlahsliy | |
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| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | Without care or concern. | |
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| Example | "carelessly raised the children's hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment" | |
| Synonym | heedlessly | |
| Adjectives | careless | marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness |
| Meaning | Without caution or prudence. | |
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| Example | "one unfortunately sees historic features carelessly lost when estates fall into unsympathetic hands" | |
| Synonym | incautiously | |
| Opposite | cautiously, carefully | As if with kid gloves |
| Catalan | incautament | |
| Adjectives | careless | marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness |
| Meaning | In a rakish manner. | |
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| Synonyms | rakishly, raffishly | |
| Spanish | alegremente, animadamente, desenfadadamente, enérgicamente, gallardamente, pulcramente | |
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