thoughtlessly
/ˈθɔt.lɪs.li/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Done without thinking.
Example Sentences
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht Old English þōht Middle English thought English thought Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English thoughtless Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English thoughtlessly From thoughtless + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more thoughtlessly (comparative)
most thoughtlessly (superlative)