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heedlessly

/ˈhidləsli/ adv

In a heedless manner: with unawareness; without noticing; carelessly, inattentively.

Word Origin Heedlessly is from heed 'to pay attention' plus -less 'without' and -ly. Heed comes from Old English hēdan, and the PIE root *keh₂d- meant 'to care for.' So heedlessly means acting without care or attention. The same root gives us heedful and unheeded.

adv In a heedless manner: with unawareness; without noticing; carelessly, inattentively.

He walked heedlessly into the busy street without looking.

(副词) 疏忽地；大意地；粗心地

他漫不经心地走进繁忙的街道，看都不看。

(adverbio) Sin prestar atención; distraídamente, sin darse cuenta.

Caminó distraídamente hacia la transitada calle sin mirar.

(adverbe) étourdiment; insouciamment; distraitement; sans faire attention; à l'étourdie [Sans prêter attention ; de manière imprudente et négligente.]

Il s'est engagé imprudemment dans la rue passante sans regarder.

(Adverb) unachtsam; leichtsinnig; gedankenlos [Auf eine unachtsame, gedankenlose Weise; ohne auf Gefahren oder Konsequenzen zu achten.]

Er lief **heedlessly** auf die befahrene Straße, ohne nach links oder rechts zu schauen.

(副詞) 注意を払わずに、うっかりと

彼は左右を確認もせず、注意も払わずに忙しい通りに飛び出した。

(advérbio) descuidadamente; desatentamente; inadvertidamente; distraidamente [De maneira desatenta; sem perceber; descuidadamente, sem atenção.]

Ele atravessou descuidadamente a rua movimentada sem olhar.

Synonyms: carelessly inattentively recklessly thoughtlessly rashly imprudently negligently unmindfully Antonyms: carefully cautiously attentively heedfully
Word parts: heed + less + ly

Related words

heed heedful heedlessness unheeded

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