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heedless
adjective
Characterized by careless unconcern
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ˈhiːdləs
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adjective
Characterized by careless unconcern
“{'source': 'Edith Wharton', 'text': 'the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes'}”
adjective
Marked by or paying little heed or attention
“{'source': 'Franklin D. Roosevelt', 'text': 'We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics'}”
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{'source': 'Edith Wharton', 'text': 'the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes'}
Reckless squandering of public funds
{'source': 'Franklin D. Roosevelt', 'text': 'We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics'}
Heedless of danger
Heedless of the child's crying
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