carelessly

English

Etymology

careless +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛɹləsli/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛələsli/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Adverb

carelessly (comparative more carelessly, superlative most carelessly)

Giving the appearance of carelessness; relaxedly.
The papers were carelessly strewn on the table.
Done without care or attention; inattentively.
Distracted by the salesperson, he carelessly read the contract.

Translations

in a careless manner

Bengali: অন্ধভাবে (bn) (ondhobhabe)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 不經意／不经意 (zh) (bùjīngyì)
Czech: nedbale, lehkomyslně
Esperanto: senzorge
Finnish: huolimattomasti (fi), muina miehinä (fi)
French: négligemment (fr)
German: leichtsinnigerweise (de), sorglos (de)
Irish: ar nós cuma liom
Japanese: 不注意に (ja) (ふちゅういに, fuchūi ni), うっかり (ja) (ukkari)
Navajo: tʼáá naʼńleʼee
Portuguese: descuidadamente (pt)
Russian: небре́жно (ru) (nebréžno), беспе́чно (ru) (bespéčno), хала́тно (ru) (xalátno), безала́берно (ru) (bezaláberno)
Serbo-Croatian: nȅmārno (sh), не̏ма̄рно
Telugu: అజాగ్రతగా (te) (ajāgratagā)
Tocharian B: enersäṅk

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