Definition
In a manner that shows lack of attention to detail or concern for consequences; without proper care or caution.
Etymology
From 'careless' (without care), which comes from Old English 'care' plus the suffix '-less' (without). The adverbial form adds '-ly' to create the adverb.
Kelly Says
The suffix '-less' originally meant 'deprived of' or 'free from,' which is why 'careless' doesn't just mean 'with little care'—it means 'deprived of care,' as though care was taken away from you. It's a harsher judgment than just being inattentive.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በጣም አንድ
be-tam and
ARالعربية
بإهمال
bi-ih-mal
CACatalà
descuidadament
des-koo-ee-dah-men-t
CSČeština
opatrně
oh-pa-tr-neh
DADansk
uforsig
oo-for-sig
DEDeutsch
vorsichtslos
for-shichts-los
ELΕλληνικά
χωρίς προσοχή
chori-s pro-so-hee
ESEspañol
descuidadamente
des-kee-oo-dah-men-teh
FAفارسی
بیتوجهانه
bee-too-jeh-ah-neh
FISuomi
huolimattomasti
hwo-lee-mah-toh-mas-tee
FRFrançais
insouciamment
in-soo-see-ah-man
GUGU
અચેતનતા
a-che-tan-tah
HEעברית
בלי זהירות
be-lee zah-eer-ut
HIहिन्दी
अनिष्टता से
a-nisht-tah-seh
HUMagyar
gondtalanul
gon-dta-lan-ool
IDBahasa Indonesia
berita-hati
ber-ee-tah-ha-tee
ITItaliano
incosideratamente
in-koh-see-deh-rah-teh-men-teh
JA日本語
不用心に
mo-tsu-shin-ni
KO한국어
조심없이
jo-shim-eob-si
MRMR
काळजी नसल्याने
kaal-jee na-sa-lya-neh
MSBahasa Melayu
berani
be-ra-nee
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်များ
kyun-tawr-ma-yar
NLNederlands
onachtzaam
on-ahk-tsah-m
NONorsk
uforsiktig
oo-for-si-tig
PLPolski
nieostrożnie
nyeh-oh-strozh-nee
PTPortuguês
descuidadamente
des-kee-oo-dah-men-teh
RORomână
neglijent
neh-lee-zhen-t
RUРусский
небрежно
ne-brezh-no
SVSvenska
försiktigt
for-see-tig
SWKiswahili
hakuna uangaji
ha-koo-na oo-an-jah-jee
TAதமிழ்
குறைவாக
koo-ray-va-ah
TEతెలుగు
గాఢంగా
ga-d-hang-ah
TLTL
walang pag-iingat
wa-lang pah-gee-in-gat
TRTürkçe
dikkatsızca
dikkat-siz-jah
UKУкраїнська
недбало
ned-ba-loh
VITiếng Việt
bất cẩn
bat-can
ZUZU
ngokuthula
ngoh-koo-thoo-lah