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Adverb: carelessly  kehr-lus-lee
  1. Without care or concern
    "carelessly raised the children's hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment";
    - heedlessly
     
  2. Without caution or prudence
    "one unfortunately sees historic features carelessly lost when estates fall into unsympathetic hands";
    - incautiously
     
  3. In a rakish manner
    "she wore her hat carelessly at an angle";
    - rakishly, raffishly

Antonym: cautiously