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English Dictionary: thoughtlessly by the DICT Development Group
2 results for thoughtlessly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thoughtlessly
adv
  1. in a thoughtless manner; "he stared thoughtlessly at the picture"
    Synonym(s): thoughtlessly, unthinkingly, unthinking
    Antonym(s): thoughtfully
  2. showing thoughtlessness; "he treated his parents thoughtlessly"
    Antonym(s): thoughtfully
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thoughtless \Thought"less\, adv.
      1. Lacking thought; careless; inconsiderate; rash; as, a
            thoughtless person, or act.
  
      2. Giddy; gay; dissipated. [R.] --Johnson.
  
      3. Deficient in reasoning power; stupid; dull.
  
                     Thoughtless as monarch oaks that shade the plain.
                                                                              --Dryden.
            -- {Thought"less*ly}, adv. -- {Thought"less*ness}, n.
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