adverb
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
Archaic adverb; modern Japanese uses うっかり instead. The meaning is identical to うっかり, but うかり is no longer in common use.
See also: うっかり
昔の小説には「うかりと物を言う」のような表現が見られる。
In old novels, you can find expressions like 'speak carelessly' using うかり.