adverb

carelessly

KEH-uh-luhs-lee

adverb

Without proper attention or caution.

"He tossed the papers carelessly onto the desk."

"She drove carelessly through the school zone."

How to Use Carelessly

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishDoing something in a sloppy or inattentive way.

Common pairings

tossed carelessly spoke carelessly

more carelessly comparative, most carelessly superlative

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He tossed the papers _____ onto the desk.

From careless + -ly.

expressly aimlessly endlessly hopelessly painlessly fearlessly recklessly helplessly tirelessly ruthlessly selflessly needlessly