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heedless
adjective /ˈhiːd.ləs/ formalDefinition
› not giving attention to a risk or possible difficulty: Heedless destruction of the rainforests is contributing to global warming. Journalists had insisted on getting to the front line of the battle, heedless of the risks.Not paying attentionTreating as unimportantNeglecting and ignoring heedlessly
/-li/ adverb Not paying attentionTreating as unimportantNeglecting and ignoring
(Definition of heedless adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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