Wareless vs Careless - What's the difference?
wareless | careless |
(obsolete) Unwary, incautious.
(obsolete) Unaware of danger etc; unguarded.
*1596 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , IV.ii:
*:Both they vnwise, and warelesse of the euill, / That by themselues vnto themselues is wrought, / Through that false witch [...].
(lb) Free from care; unworried, without anxiety.
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*:Good-humored, easy, and careless , he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
Not concerned or worried (about).
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*:"He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him." ¶ "What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?" ¶ "This morning, before father went downtown." ¶ Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.
Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes.
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