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careless

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1. careless - Adjective

2. careless - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted.

Having no care; not taking ordinary or proper care; negligent; unconcerned; heedless; inattentive; unmindful; regardless.

Without thought or purpose; without due care; without attention to rule or system; unstudied; inconsiderate; spontaneous; rash; as, a careless throw; a careless expression.

Not receiving care; uncared for.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Between the daylight gambler and the player at night there is the same difference that lies between a careless husband and the lover swooning under his lady's window. Honoré de Balzac

That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, lest you should think he never could recapture the first fine careless rapture! Robert Browning

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters. Albert Einstein

Who is careless will be unhappy. Estonian Proverb

The wife of a careless man is almost a widow. Hungarian Proverb

A hunter who has only one arrow does not shoot with careless aim. Nigerian Proverb

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