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reckless

reck·less

UK/ˈɹɛkləs/ US/ˈɹʷɛkləs] ~ [ˈɹʷɛkls̩/ fairly common

adjective

1.

marked by unthinking boldness; with defiant disregard for danger or consequences

  • “foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker”
  • “became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans” Macaulay
  • “a reckless driver”
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2.

characterized by careless unconcerned

  • “the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes” Edith Wharton
  • “reckless squandering of public funds”
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Origin

From Middle English rekles, reckeles, rekkeles, (also recheles), from Old English rēcelēas (“reckless, careless, negligent”), equivalent to reck + -less.

Phrases

  • reckless endangerment
  • wet reckless

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