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nounfailure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
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nounthe quality of not being careful or taking pains
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Definition that contains carelessness
- hurry overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
- sloppy marked by great carelessness
- haste overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
- precipitation overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
- haphazard marked by great carelessness
- slapdash marked by great carelessness
- procrastinator someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)
- hastiness overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
- slipshod marked by great carelessness
- postponer someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)