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thoughtless

thought·less

UK/ˈθɔːtləs/ US/ˈθɔːtlɪs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

showing lack of careful thought

  • “the debate turned into thoughtless bickering”
2.

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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3.

without care or thought for others

  • “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread;”
  • “'”
4.

(usually followed by `of'') without due thought or consideration

  • “careless of the consequences”
  • “the proverbial grasshopper--thoughtless of tomorrow”
  • “crushing the blooms with regardless tread”
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Origin

From thought + -less.

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