heedlessly[ adv ]without care or concern<adv.all> carelessly raised the children's hopes without thinking of their possible disappointmentHeedless \Heed"less\, a.
Without heed or care; inattentive; careless; thoughtless;
unobservant.
O, negligent and heedless discipline! --Shak.
The heedless lover does not know
Whose eyes they are that wound him so. --Waller.
-- {Heed"less*ly}, adv. -- {Heed"less*ness}, n.