Careless and Improper

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Careless adjective - Not paying or showing close attention especially for the purpose of avoiding trouble.

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Improper and careless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Improper" instead an adjective "Careless".

Nearby Words: care, careful, carelessly, carelessness

Improper adjective - Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.

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Careless and improper are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Careless" instead an adjective "Improper".

Nearby Word: improperly

It helps that at the end of the book, Dean's university has a nasty and embarrassing accident with chickens due to improper and careless use of magic, so Ridcully and crew can swoop in like Big Damn Heroes and show Dean up.

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