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Meaning of 'reckless' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Reckless [ a.]
- Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent.
- Rashly negligent; utterly careless or heedless.

Meaning of 'reckless' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . reckless [ s]
Meaning (1):
- marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
Example in sentence:
  • a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest;
  • a reckless driver;
  • became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans;
  • foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker
Meaning (2):
- characterized by careless unconcern
Example in sentence:
  • reckless squandering of public funds;
  • the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes

Nearby Words:

recadency recalcitrant recalcitrate recalcitration recall recallable recallment recant recantation recanted

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