CARELESS, adjective [care and less. See Loose.] 1. Having no care; heedless; negligent; unthinking; inattentive; regardless; unmindful; followed by of or about; as a careless mother; a mother careless of or about her children, is an unnatural parent. 2. Free from care or anxiety; whence, undisturbed; cheerful. Thus wisely careless innocently gay. 3. Done or said without care; unconsidered; as a careless throw; a careless expression. 4. Not regarding with care; unmoved by; unconcerned for; as, careless of money; careless of consequences. 5. Contrived without art.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI