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thoughtless - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'thoughtless' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Thoughtless [ adv.]
- Lacking thought; careless; inconsiderate; rash; as, a thoughtless person, or act.
- Giddy; gay; dissipated.
- Deficient in reasoning power; stupid; dull.

Meaning of 'thoughtless' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . thoughtless [ a]
Meaning (1):
- showing lack of careful thought
Example in sentence:
  • the debate turned into thoughtless bickering
2 . thoughtless [ s]
Meaning (2):
- without care or thought for others
Example in sentence:
  • the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'