carelessly
advUS /ˈkɛɹləsli/ · UK /ˈkɛələsli/
Etymology From careless + -ly.
1
Giving the appearance of carelessness; relaxedly.
- The papers were carelessly strewn on the table.
- Let us try to imagine the qualms of some Fifth Avenue florist if he could but see so many potential boutonnières, at a dollar apiece, so carelessly heaped up in baskets, lining the dingy pavement.1920 March 23, Alice Ballantine Kirjassoff, “FORMOSA THE BEAUTIFUL”, in National Geographic Magazine, page 264:
2
Done without care or attention; inattentively.
- Distracted by the salesperson, he carelessly read the contract.