Uncareful

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not careful; careless, incautious.

    "Once he'd spotted one operative, others came clear to him: in trees, behind logs, even staring out in one uncareful moment from the cottage itself."

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"Once he'd spotted one operative, others came clear to him: in trees, behind logs, even staring out in one uncareful moment from the cottage itself."

Etymology

From un- + careful.

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