'Reckless' definitions:

Definition of 'reckless'

From: WordNet
adjective
Marked by 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 Mount Everest" [syn: foolhardy, heady, rash, reckless]
adjective
Characterized by careless unconcern; "the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton; "reckless squandering of public funds" [syn: heedless, reckless]

Definition of 'Reckless'

From: GCIDE
  • Reckless \Reck"less\, a. [AS. reccele['a]s, r[=e]cele['a]s.]
  • 1. Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Rashly negligent; utterly careless or heedless. [1913 Webster]
  • It made the king as reckless as them diligent. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Heedless; careless; mindless; thoughtless; negligent; indifferent; regardless; unconcerned; inattentive; remiss; rash. [1913 Webster] -- {Reck"less*ly}, adv. -- {Reck"less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'reckless'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Reckless'