Care"less (?), a. [AS.
cearleás.] 1. Free from care
or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted.
Spenser.
Sleep she as sound as careless infancy.
Shak.
2. Having no care; not taking ordinary or
proper care; negligent; unconcerned; heedless; inattentive;
unmindful; regardless.
My brother was too careless of his
charge.
Shak.
He grew careless of himself.
Steele.
3. Without thought or purpose; without
due care; without attention to rule or system; unstudied;
inconsiderate; spontaneous; rash; as, a careless throw; a
careless expression.
He framed the careless rhyme.
Beattie.
4. Not receiving care; uncared for.
[R.]
Their many wounds and careless harms.
Spenser.
Syn. -- Negligent; heedless; thoughtless; unthinking;
inattentive; incautious; remiss; supine; forgetful; regardless;
inconsiderate; listless.
