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reckless

[ rek-lis ]

adjective

  1. utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually followed by of ):

    to be reckless of danger.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. characterized by or proceeding from such carelessness:

    reckless extravagance.



reckless

/ ˈɛɪ /

adjective

  1. having or showing no regard for danger or consequences; heedless; rash

    a reckless attempt

    a reckless driver

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𳦰Ա, noun
  • ˈ𳦰, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 𳦰·· adverb
  • 𳦰··Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of reckless1

First recorded before 900; Middle English rekles, Old English 𳦳ŧ “careless” (cognate with German ruchlos ); reck, -less
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of reckless1

Old English 𳦳 (see reck , -less ); related to Middle Dutch roekeloos , Old High German ܲ󲹱ō
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Example Sentences

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Out on patrol with Dina, for whom she has feelings that are clearly more than friendship, she behaves with a reckless swagger that youth and her still-hidden immunity only partly explain.

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“This order is reckless and out of touch.”

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“Some of it has to do with how people drive and reckless driving, but a lot of it has to do with lack of good infrastructure.”

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Referee Barrott felt the challenge was reckless in real time and VAR Paul Tierney deemed that call not to be a clear and obvious error.

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The key word here is "reckless", which according to law 12 merits a yellow card rather than a red.

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