Thesaurus: reckless
Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent.
Related headwords
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Definitions
- a. Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent.
- a. Rashly negligent; utterly careless or heedless.
- adj. marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
- adj. characterized by careless unconcern
- 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.
- j:100 s marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences s characterized by careless unconcern