careless
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When a nameless secretary drops a sheaf of papers, Kornev’s response to help is instinctive, yet we cringe at the careless faux pas he commits in this unfeeling society.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Kevin Miller, 71, of Gayton Road, King's Lynn, Norfolk, admitted causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving at a hearing in Peterborough Crown Court, officials said.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
Like, just in case someone’s dawdling, or being careless about where they’re dumping snow.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026
This evidently isn’t the first time he has been careless about a matter that touches her soul.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Farther down the sloping meadow he found a ruined ox yoke left by a careless peasant which would burn long and well.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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Power Suffix: -less
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