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# carelessly

adverb (carelessly, more carelessly, most carelessly); from «careless»

«carelessly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Without enough care or attention, so mistakes or accidents happen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carelessly/#m1)
2. In a relaxed way that shows you are not worried: «She tossed her bag carelessly onto the bed». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carelessly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school and maths, working carelessly leads to silly mistakes such as copying a number wrong. In safety, crossing the road or handling knives carelessly can cause accidents. In stories it shows a character not paying attention. Phrases: drive carelessly, carelessly left.

### Examples

- He carelessly left the gate open and the dog ran out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carelessly/#x1)
- I wrote my answer carelessly and got it wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carelessly/#x2)
- She carelessly dropped her phone in the puddle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carelessly/#x3)
- Don't cross the road carelessly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carelessly/#x4)
- The driver was fined for driving carelessly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carelessly/#x5)
- He threw his coat carelessly over the chair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carelessly/#x6)
- “We are hunting,” said Baloo carelessly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carelessly/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: care + less + ly. Opposite: «carefully». In maths a careless mistake is a slip, not a lack of understanding — check your work.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «carelessly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carelessly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«carelessly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/carelessly.html) on Mova free.