Definitions for: Reckless

[adj] 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"; "a rash attempt to climb the World Trade Center"
[adj] characterized by careless unconcerned; "the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton; "reckless squandering of public funds"

Webster (1913) Definition: Reck"less, a. [AS. reccele['a]s, r[=e]cele['a]s.]
1. Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent.
--Chaucer.

2. Rashly negligent; utterly careless or heedless.

It made the king as reckless as them diligent. --Sir
P. Sidney.

Syn: Heedless; careless; mindless; thoughtless; negligent;
indifferent; regardless; unconcerned; inattentive;
remiss; rash. -- Reck"less*ly, adv. --
Reck"less*ness, n.

Synonyms: bold, careless, foolhardy, heedless, rash

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