reckless

  • 11reckless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ without thought or care for the consequences of an action. DERIVATIVES recklessly adverb recklessness noun. ORIGIN Old English, from a base meaning «care» …

    English terms dictionary

  • 12reckless — [rek′lis] adj. [ME reckeles < OE recceleas: see RECK & LESS] 1. careless; heedless 2. not regarding consequences; headlong and irresponsible; rash recklessly adv. recklessness n …

    English World dictionary

  • 13reckless — Not recking; careless, heedless, inattentive; indifferent to consequences. According to circumstances it may mean desperately heedless, wanton or willful, or it may mean only careless, inattentive, or negligent. For conduct to be reckless it must …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 14reckless — 01. I wouldn t get in a car with that guy; he s such a [reckless] driver. 02. The police have determined that the accident was caused by [reckless] driving on the part of the truck driver. 03. She is a really [reckless] driver; I wouldn t go with …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 15Reckless — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Reckless peut être : le titre anglais de la comédie musicale Imprudente jeunesse réalisée par Victor Fleming en 1935 le titre anglais du film… …

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  • 16reckless — adj. reckless to + inf. (it was reckless of them to go out alone at night) * * * [ reklɪs] reckless to + inf. (it was reckless of them to go out alone at night) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 17reckless — /ˈrɛkləs / (say rekluhs) adjective 1. utterly careless of the consequences of action; without caution: a reckless driver. 2. characterised by or proceeding from such carelessness: reckless extravagance. –phrase 3. reckless of, careless of the… …

  • 18Reckless — Recorded in many forms including Reckas, Reckhouse, Reckless, Reckliss, Reckus, Rickhouse, and Rickhuss, this is a most unusual English medieval surname. It has nothing to do with wrecks of any sort or reckless behaviour, and is almost certainly… …

    Surnames reference

  • 19reckless — reck|less [ˈrekləs] adj [: Old English; Origin: recceleas] not caring or worrying about the possible bad or dangerous results of your actions ▪ He was accused of causing death by reckless driving . ▪ a reckless disregard for safety ▪ He dashed… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20reckless — [[t]re̱kləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is reckless, you mean that they act in a way which shows that they do not care about danger or the effect their behaviour will have on other people. She loved to ride; on horseback, she was… …

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