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Definition of Heedlessly
1. Adverb. Without care or concern. "Carelessly raised the children's hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment"
Definition of Heedlessly
1. Adverb. In a heedless manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Heedlessly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heedlessly
Literary usage of Heedlessly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Italy: With Sketches of Spain and Portugal by William Beckford (1834)
"We went pacing along heedlessly, just as our horses pleased, without hearing any
sound but their steps. Between nine and ten we entered the gates of Lucca. ..."
2. The Light of Nature Pursued by Abraham Tucker, Henry Paulet St. John Mildmay (1831)
"... nor must it ever be brandished about wantonly or heedlessly, for the oldest
workmen have been known sometimes to do themselves a mischief. ..."
3. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"To run about hastily and heedlessly.—B. A word of similar formation to fig, fidge,
firk, whisk. .... heedlessly ..."
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