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heedless

heed·less

UK/ˈhiːdləs/ fairly common

adjective

1.

marked by or paying little heed or attention

  • “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics” -Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • “heedless of danger”
  • “heedless of the child”
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2.

characterized by careless unconcerned

  • “the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes” Edith Wharton
  • “reckless squandering of public funds”
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Origin

From heed + -less.

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