inconsiderate, thoughtless.
     absent, abstracted, distrait; absentminded, lost; lost in thought,
wrapped in thought; rapt, in the clouds, bemused; dreaming on other things, musing on other things; preoccupied, engrossed &c. (attentive) 457; daydreaming, in a reverie &c. n.; off one’s guard &c. (inexpectant) 508[obs3]; napping; dreamy; caught napping.
     disconcerted, distracted, put out &c. v. 
     Adv. inattentively, inadvertently, absent-mindedly &c. adj[obs3].; per
incuriam[Lat], sub silentio[Lat]. 
     Int. stand at ease, stand easy! 
     Phr. the attention wanders; one’s wits gone a woolgathering, one’s
wits gone a bird’s nesting; it never entered into one’s head; the mind running on other things; one’s thoughts being elsewhere; had it been a bear it would have bitten you. 129

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     #459.  Care. [Vigilance.] —­ N. care, solicitude, heed; heedfulness
&c. adj.; scruple &c. (conscientiousness) 939.
     watchfulness &c. adj.; vigilance, surveillance, eyes of Argus[obs3],
watch, vigil, look out, watch and ward, loeil du maitre[Fr].
     alertness &c. (activity) 682; attention &c. 457; prudence &c.,
circumspection &c. (caution) 864; anxiety; forethought &c. 510; precaution &c. (preparation) 673; tidiness &c. (order) 58, (cleanliness) 652; accuracy &c. (exactness) 494; minuteness, attention to detail. 
     V. be careful &c. adj.; reck[obs3]; take care &c. (be cautious) 864;
pay attention to &c. 457; take care of; look to, look after, see to, see after; keep an eye on, keep a sharp eye on; chaperon, matronize[obs3], play gooseberry; keep watch, keep watch and ward; mount guard, set watch, watch; keep in sight, keep in view; mind, mind one’s business.
     look sharp, look about one; look with one’s own eyes; keep a good
lookout, keep a sharp lookout; have all one’s wits about one, have all one’s eyes about one; watch for &c. (expect) 507; keep one’s eyes open, have the eyes open, sleep with one’s eye open. 
     Adj. careful regardful, heedful; taking care &c. v.; particular;
prudent &c. (cautious) 864; considerate; thoughtful &c. (deliberative) 451; provident &c. (prepared) 673; alert &c. (active) 682; sure-footed.
     guarded, on one’s guard; on the qui vivre[Fr], on the alert, on watch,
on the lookout; awake, broad awake, vigilant; watchful, wakeful, wistful; Argus-eyed; wide awake &c. (intelligent) 498; on the watch for (expectant) 507.
     tidy &c. (orderly) 58, (clean) 652; accurate &c. (exact) 494;
scrupulous &c. (conscientious) 939; cavendo tutus &c. (safe) 664[Lat]. 
     Adv. carefully &c. adj.; with care, gingerly. 
     Phr. quis custodiet istos custodes? [Latin:  who will watch the
watchers?]; “care will kill a cat” [Wither]; ni bebas agua que no veas [Sp]; “O polished perturbation!  Golden care!” [Henry IV]; “the incessant care and labor of his mind” [Henry IV].