Definitions

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  • adverb In an uncareful manner.

Etymologies

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uncareful +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • I was struck this morning in New York by a proudly waved but uncarefully scribbled sign.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • I was struck this morning in New York by a proudly waved but uncarefully scribbled sign.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • I was struck this morning in New York by a proudly waved but uncarefully scribbled sign.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • I was struck this morning in New York by a proudly waved but uncarefully scribbled sign.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • The next moment her valise was open on the bed, all its uncarefully packed belongings flying out of it again.

    Unlikely Duchess Balogh, Mary 1990

  • Here is a fact correctly stated; and yet it is phrased with such ingenious infelicity that it can be depended upon to convey misinformation every time it is uncarefully unread:

    What Is Man? and Other Essays Mark Twain 1872

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