thoughtless (that les)

[ Just as a blockhead rubs his thoughtle skull, And thanks his stars he was not born a fool. Pope , Epil. to Rowe's Jane Shore, 1. 7. A fair average human skull, which might have belonged to a philosopher, or might have contained the thoughtle brains of a savage. Huxley , Man's Place in Nature, p. 181. 2. Unthinking; heedle ; carele ; giddy. He was lively, witty, good-natur'd, and a pleasant companion, but idle, thoughtle , and imprudent to the last degree. Franklin , Autobiog., p. 159. They cajole with gold And promises of fame the thoughtle youth. Shelley, Queen Mab, iv. That thoughtle sense of joy bewildering That ki es youthful hearts amidst of spring. William Morris , Earthly Paradise, I. 396. =Syn. 2. Heedle , Remi , etc. (see negligent ), regard le , inattentive, inconsiderate, unmindful, flighty, harebrained. thoughtle ly (that'les-li), adv. In a thoughtle , inconsiderate, or carele manner; without thought. In restle hurries thoughtle ly they live. Garth. thoughtle ne (that'les-nes), n. The state of being thoughtle , heedle , or inconsiderate. What is called absence is a thoughtle ne and want of attention about what is doing. Chesterfield.