2. (modifier) thoughtless, unthinking.
Kaua koe e whakaae kia whai mana i a koe ngā tāngata whakaaro kore, engari, kei ngā tāngata whakaaro, kei ngā tāngata e arotau ana ki tō mātou reo (MM.TKM 3-4/1855:9). / Do not let thoughtless people be in power, but people of thought, people who look kindly on our language.
3. (noun) thoughtlessness.
He hē nui hoki te whakaaro kore, te tikanga tūtūā (TTT 1/8/1925:284). / Thoughtlessness is a great fault, the habit of a person of low degree.