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| blunder |
a careless or thoughtless mistake. [2/5 definitions] |
| devil-may-care |
breezily careless; happy-go-lucky. |
| forgetful |
neglectful; careless; inattentive (often fol. by "of"). [1/2 definitions] |
| glib |
speaking or prone to speak easily and fluently, esp. in a careless or thoughtless manner, with little concern for the truth. [2/3 definitions] |
| heedless |
careless or reckless. |
| hit-or-miss |
careless or random. |
| improvident |
not providing for future needs; careless; wasteful. |
| jerry-build |
to construct or develop a system, plan, organization, or the like in a haphazard, careless, or thoughtless manner. [1/2 definitions] |
| jerry-built |
constructed or developed in a haphazard, careless, or thoughtless manner. [1/2 definitions] |
| laxity |
the state or quality of being careless or slack; looseness. |
| loose |
ethically or morally careless. [1/15 definitions] |
| loose-tongued |
talking too much; unrestrained or careless in speech; gossipy. |
| mindless |
inattentive, careless, or heedless. [1/2 definitions] |
| neglectful |
tending to neglect; careless or negligent (often fol. by "of"). |
| negligent |
careless or casual. [1/2 definitions] |
| nod |
to be careless through inattention. [1/7 definitions] |
| oversight |
that which is neglected through lack of attention; careless error. [1/3 definitions] |
| raunchy |
(informal) low in quality, appearance, or the like; careless; sloppy; cheap. [1/2 definitions] |
| remiss |
careless or negligent, esp. in the performance of one's duty. [1/2 definitions] |
| scrabble |
an awkward or careless bit of writing; scribble. [1/4 definitions] |
| scribble |
to draw or write in a hasty or careless manner; scrawl. [2/6 definitions] |
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