careless

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

care·less BrE [ˈkeələs] NAmE [ˈkerləs] adjective
1. not giving enough attention and thought to what you are doing, so that you make mistakes
• It was careless of me to leave the door open.
•Don't be so careless about/with spelling.
•a careless worker/driver
Opp: ↑careful
2. resulting from a lack of attention and thought
•a careless mistake/error
3. ~ of sth (formal)not at all worried about sth
• He seemed careless of his own safety.
4. not showing interest or effort
Syn: ↑casual
•She gave a careless shrug.
•a careless laugh/smile
Derived Words: ↑carelessly ▪ ↑carelessness

Word Origin:
Old English carlēas ‘free from care’ (see ↑care, ↑-less).

Thesaurus:
careless [careless carelessly carelessness] adj.
1.
•It was careless of me to leave the window open.
forgetful • • absent-minded • |formal law negligent •
Opp: careful
2. (disapproving)
•making careless mistakes
lax • • shoddy • • sloppy •
Opp: careful

Example Bank:
•He's very careless with money.
•She had begun to grow careless.
•She's careless about her spelling.
•Try not to be so careless in the future.
•When performing his stunts he was careless of his own safety.
•a rather careless mistake
•Don't be so careless about spelling.
•You've made rather a lot of careless mistakes in your work.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  careless(p), regardless