Thoughtless

Examples

• They were all thoughtless or indolent. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• It was quite thoughtless of me, yes--very thoughtless. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Moreover, she is a sweet girl--rather thoughtless; but you would have sufficient thought for both yourself and her. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• The thoughtless riot, dissipation, and debauchery of his younger days produced fever and delirium. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Thus, notwithstanding the thoughtless delight that waited on its commencement, the impression I have of my life at Vienna is melancholy. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Not that Emma was gay and thoughtless from any real felicity; it was rather because she felt less happy than she had expected. Jane Austen. Emma.
• That young man (speaking lower) is very thoughtless. Jane Austen. Emma.
• To think that it should come to this, when I might have known it and perhaps prevented it, if I hadn't been a thoughtless fool! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• The younger and more thoughtless ones, for the time completely overcome, were sobbing, with their heads bowed upon their knees. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Raymond had spoken, thoughtless of her presence, and she, poor child, heard with terror and faith the prophecy of his death. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Many in the crowd were mere boys; cruel and thoughtless,--cruel because they were thoughtless; some were men, gaunt as wolves, and mad for prey. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• His mind was beautifully still and thoughtless, like a still pool, and his body full and warm and rich. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• I ought rather,' said she, hastily, 'to apologise to you, for having said thoughtless words which sent you down into the danger. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• It is thoughtless to condemn them, or laugh at them, if they seek to do more or learn more than custom has pronounced necessary for their sex. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• But, if you want to go there, you must not live idle, careless, thoughtless lives. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Perhaps it was thoughtless of me to say so. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• The words had been thoughtless, as the utterances of impatience often are; and Mr. Welland was upon them with a pounce. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• I am sure we are bound to pray for that thoughtless girl--brought up as she has been, said Mrs. Bulstrode, wishing to rouse her husband's feelings. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• I have been a thoughtless rascal about squaring prices--but come, dear, sit down and forgive me. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Sir,' returned the other, 'I give you good night, and I wish that you were not so thoughtless. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• For Gudrun herself, she seemed to pass altogether into the whiteness of the snow, she became a pure, thoughtless crystal. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Thoughtless and superficial people may say, Here is surely a very trumpery little incident related in an absurdly circumstantial manner. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• My dear Fanny, cried Edmund, immediately drawing her arm within his, how thoughtless I have been! Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Thoughtless and indiscreet I can easily believe him, but this step (and let us rejoice over it) marks nothing bad at heart. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• I got the key, and went aloft fearless, almost thoughtless. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• He was lively, witty, good-natured, and a pleasant companion; but idle, thoughtless, and imprudent to the last degree. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• Haven't you heard her say, over and over again, that she thinks I am too thoughtless and too--a--a--' 'Pretty,' suggested Peggotty. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• I am so giddy and thoughtless! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.

Edited by Dorothy