| adv. | 1. | In a careless manner. |
| Adv. | 1. | carelessly - without care or concern; "carelessly raised the children's hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment" Synonyms: heedlessly |
| 2. | carelessly - without caution or prudence; "one unfortunately sees historic features carelessly lost when estates fall into unsympathetic hands" Synonyms: incautiously Antonyms: cautiously, with kid gloves, carefully - with caution or prudence or tact; "she ventured cautiously downstairs"; "they handled the incident with kid gloves" | |
| 3. | carelessly - in a rakish manner; "she wore her hat rakishly at an angle" |