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THOUGHTLESSLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thoughtlessly mean?
• THOUGHTLESSLY (adverb)
The adverb THOUGHTLESSLY has 2 senses:
1. in a thoughtless manner
2. showing thoughtlessness
Familiarity information: THOUGHTLESSLY used as an adverb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a thoughtless manner
Synonyms:
thoughtlessly; unthinking; unthinkingly
Context example:
he stared thoughtlessly at the picture
Antonym:
thoughtfully (in a thoughtful manner)
Pertainym:
thoughtless (showing lack of careful thought)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Showing thoughtlessness
Context example:
he treated his parents thoughtlessly
Antonym:
thoughtfully (showing consideration and thoughtfulness)
Pertainym:
thoughtless (without care or thought for others)
Context examples
When I thought of him I gnashed my teeth, my eyes became inflamed, and I ardently wished to extinguish that life which I had so thoughtlessly bestowed.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
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