1.
If you are ~, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage.
I’m sorry. How ~ of me...
Some mothers were a bit ~ with money...
Mr Clarke had pleaded guilty to causing death by ~ driving.
? careful
ADJ: oft ADJ with n
~ly
She was fined ?100 for driving ~ly...
? carefully
ADV: ADV with v
~ness
The defence conceded stupid goals through sheer ~ness.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If you say that someone is ~ of something such as their health or appearance, you mean that they do not seem to be concerned about it, or do nothing to keep it in a good condition.
He had shown himself ~ of personal safety where the life of his colleagues might be at risk...
That shows a fairly ~ attitude to clothes, doesn’t it?
ADJ: oft ADJ of/about n