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1590 H. Wotton Let. in L. P. Smith Life & Lett. Sir H. Wotton (1907) I. 240 My child's years..were wont so regardlessly to look upon themselves.

1601 J. Weever Mirror of Martyrs sig. Eiij With watrie lockes about her shoulders spred Regardlessely.

1676 G. Towerson Explic. Decalogue 143 His Name [is]..not either slightly or regardlesly to be mentioned.

1705 D. Defoe Devil upon Dun 20 While Hell was thus regardlessly inspir'd, Silent and unperceiv'd the Shade retir'd.

1773 R. Lambart New Syst. Mil. Discipline i. 24 The man..is so over-heated as to become quite languid and fatigued... When this is the case he naturally lays himself regardlessly down to rest.

1814 R. Southey Roderick xxi. 266 Time was when in our fathers' ways we walk'd Regardlessly alike.

1864 H. E. Prescott Azarian iv. 238 How regardlessly the earth pursued its way, the river went to meet the sea, the boats slipped downward, gently drawn and loitering!

1912 Times 10 Sept. 58/3 Business methods in competition are often adopted very regardlessly and unscrupulously.

1953 S. Godman tr. H. Peter & R. Lienau Recorder iii. 24 The ornaments should help to give shape to the music, not dominate everything regardlessly.

2007 Daily News (S. Africa) (Nexis) 31 July 5 In spite of ‘his knowledge of the potential transmission of a virus leading to fatal consequences,’ he regardlessly had unprotected sex with the women.