carelessly (Meaning)

Wordnet

carelessly (r)

without care or concern

without caution or prudence

in a rakish manner

Webster

carelessly (adv.)

In a careless manner.

carelessly Sentence Examples

  1. He carelessly tossed his keys onto the table, not realizing they landed in a puddle of water.
  2. She carelessly left her umbrella behind, only to realize it was raining heavily outside.
  3. The artist carelessly spilled paint on the canvas, ruining hours of meticulous work.
  4. He carelessly scrolled through his phone while walking, narrowly avoiding bumping into other pedestrians.
  5. She carelessly forgot to save her document before the computer crashed, losing all her progress.
  6. The waiter carelessly spilled wine on the customer's shirt, apologizing profusely for the mistake.
  7. The hiker carelessly wandered off the trail, getting lost in the dense forest.
  8. The driver carelessly ignored the stop sign, narrowly avoiding a collision with oncoming traffic.
  9. He carelessly left the stove on, causing a small kitchen fire.
  10. The employee carelessly mishandled the fragile package, resulting in it breaking upon delivery.

FAQs About the word carelessly

without care or concern, without caution or prudence, in a rakish mannerIn a careless manner.

informally, haphazardly, whimsically, capriciously, offhandedly, irregularly, promiscuously, randomly, arbitrarily, indiscriminately

systematically, methodically, formally, carefully, methodically, formally, carefully, systematically, orderly, intentionally

He carelessly tossed his keys onto the table, not realizing they landed in a puddle of water.

She carelessly left her umbrella behind, only to realize it was raining heavily outside.

The artist carelessly spilled paint on the canvas, ruining hours of meticulous work.

He carelessly scrolled through his phone while walking, narrowly avoiding bumping into other pedestrians.