disregardful

adjective

Definition of disregardfulnext
as in careless
failing to give proper care and attention rebuked by the judge for being disregardful of their responsibilities as parents of two young children

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  1. careless
  2. neglectful
  3. lazy
Adjective
  • The female driver, whose name has not been released, was charged with careless driving causing injury, according to WPBF and WFOR-TV.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
  • If companies are careless, AI will replicate the same biases as human decision-making.
    Dr. Vic Baker, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of careless
Adjective
  • The film presents multiple healthy and unhealthy types of parenthood — neglectful parents, tragic parents, absent parents, robot parents, single parents, military dads, bicoastal parents, dead parents, surrogate parents, grandparents, and the list goes on.
    Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 14 June 2024
  • Characteristics Children growing up in neglectful families may not have access to medical care, appropriate education, food, and other necessities.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of neglectful
Adjective
  • As a result, the character’s transformation is too easy, the performance a little too lazy and self-satisfied.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Such seas as that, rolling toward shore in lazy, oily swells a quarter of a mile apart, pose no danger to small craft in deep water.
    Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of lazy
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