disregardful

[ dis-ri-gahrd-fuhl ]

adjective

1. neglectful; careless.

Other Words From

• disre·gardful·ly adverb
• disre·gardful·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disregardful¹

First recorded in 1630–40; dis- ¹ + regardful

Example Sentences

It was not my habit to be disregardful of appearance or careless of the impression I made: on the contrary, I ever wished to look as well as I could, and to please as much as my want of beauty would permit.

From Literature

“The dangerous war exercises pushed ahead by the U.S. and the South Korean side disregardful of our repeated warnings will surely make them face a more serious security threat,” Kim Yo Jong said in a statement carried by Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency.

From Washington Post

Disregardful of their own massive fracking projects in Siberia, Vladimir Putin uses environmental arguments to push an EU-wide fracking ban.

From Forbes

She saw that her father, though still frowning heavily, was not entirely disregardful of her suggestion.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus at a public table, no man should allow himself to feed like a mere animal, wholly disregardful of those about him, and, as too frequently happens, forgetful of the proprieties that are observed when eating in private.

From Project Gutenberg