Meanings
adverbovercarelessly (comparative more overcarelessly, superlative most overcarelessly)
comparative more overcarelessly · superlative most overcarelessly
- In an overcareless manner.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵeh₂r-
- Proto-Germanic*karō
- Proto-West Germanic*karu
- Old Englishcaru
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
- Proto-Germanic*leusaną
- Proto-Germanic*lausaz
- Old Englishcarlēas
- Middle Englishcareles
- Englishcareless
- Englishovercareless
- Englishovercarelessly
From overcareless + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
overcarelessly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcarelessly
MLA
“overcarelessly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcarelessly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overcarelessly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcarelessly.
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