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heedless collapse: characterized by careless unconcern; "the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton; "reckless squandering of public funds"; marked by or paying little heed or attention; "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt; "heedless of danger"; "heedless of the child's crying"

flippant collapse: showing inappropriate levity

inconsiderate collapse: lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others; "shockingly inconsiderate behavior"; without proper consideration or reflection; "slovenly inconsiderate reasoning"; "unconsidered words"; "prejudice is the holding of unconsidered opinions"

disagreeing collapse

differing collapse

cursory collapse

disinterested collapse: unaffected by self-interest

laggard collapse

reluctant collapse: not eager; "foreigners stubbornly uneager to accept our ways"; "fresh from college and uneager for the moment to marry him"; "reluctant to help"; unwilling to become involved; "they were usually reluctant to socialize"; "reluctant to help"

lackadaisical collapse: idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way; "she was annoyingly lackadaisical and impractical"; "a...lackadaisical, spiritless young man-about-town"- P.G.Wodehouse

unmindful collapse: not mindful or attentive; "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw

refractory collapse: temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli; "the refractory period of a muscle fiber"; not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"

opposed collapse: being in opposition or having an opponent; "two bitterly opposed schools of thought"; in opposition to (a policy or attitude etc.); "an opposing vote"

free and easy collapse

fractious collapse: unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome; "rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas"; "fractious components of a communication system"; stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"

at odds collapse

unprepared collapse: without preparation; not prepared for; "unprepared remarks"; "the shock was unprepared"; "our treaty makers approached their immensely difficult problems unprepared"- R.E.Danielson

summary collapse: a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"

dispassionate collapse: unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice; "a journalist should be a dispassionate reporter of fact"

listless collapse: lacking zest or vivacity; "he was listless and bored"

recalcitrant collapse: marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"

oblivious collapse

restive collapse: impatient especially under restriction or delay; "the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"

unready collapse: not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond; "she cursed her unready tongue"

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