What (who) is reckless - definition
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reckless
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.
He is charged with causing death by reckless driving.
ADJ
• recklessly
He was leaning recklessly out of the unshuttered window...
ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj
• recklessness
He felt a surge of recklessness...
N-UNCOUNT
reckless
a.
Careless, heedless, rash, thoughtless, negligent, indifferent, regardless, unconcerned, inattentive, remiss, mindness, inconsiderate, uncircumspect, headlong, indiscreet, incautious, giddy, imprudent, improvident, volatile, wild, flighty, unsteady, giddy-brained, hare-brained, foolhardy, over-venturesome.
reckless
adj. in both negligence and criminal cases, careless to the point of being heedless of the consequences ("grossly" negligent). Most commonly this refers to the traffic misdemeanor "reckless driving." It can also refer to use of firearms (shooting a gun in a public place), explosives or heavy equipment.
See also: careless negligent wet reckless
Pronunciation examples for reckless
1. more reckless.
Animal Behaviour - A Very Short Introduction _ Tristram Wyatt _ Talks at Google
2. almost reckless.
Leonard Mlodinow _ Stephen Hawking - A Memoir of Friendship and Physics _ Talks at Google
3. us more reckless.
Animal Behaviour - A Very Short Introduction _ Tristram Wyatt _ Talks at Google
4. to become reckless drivers, and become a reckless driver.
Skin in the Game _ Nassim Nicholas Taleb _ Talks at Google
5. Behold, the reckless ,
Broadway's Pippin the Musical _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of reckless
1. Wesley Murphy pleaded guilty to reckless manslaughter.
2. The Annapolis process is reckless and groundless.
3. They were charged with manslaughter in the first and second degree, meaning both intentional and reckless manslaughter, Brown said, as well as assault and reckless endangerment.
4. Syria ‘reckless‘ During an interview he criticised Syria âЂ« one of Hezbollah‘s main backers âЂ« calling its leaders reckless, "immature" and promoters of terror.
5. Speaker‘s parents denied that their son‘s actions were reckless. We are not people of reckless behavior, nor is Andrew,‘‘ said Andrew‘s mother, Cheryl Speaker.