reckless
adj/ˈɹɛkləs/ · [ˈɹʷɛkləs] ~ [ˈɹʷɛkls̩]
Etymology From Middle English rekles, reckeles, rekkeles, (also recheles), from Old English rēcelēas (“reckless, careless, negligent”), equivalent to reck + -less. Cognate with West Frisian roekeleas (“reckless”), Dutch roekeloos (“reckless”), German Low German ruuklos (“careless”), German ruchlos (“careless, notorious”).
1
Careless or heedless; headstrong or rash.
2
Indifferent or oblivious to danger or the consequences thereof.
- Escalation is the film’s nuclear energy source. It’s there, of course, in the downright lunatic stunts performed by [Tom] Cruise, again defying good sense and his own advancing years to top his previous feats of reckless self-endangerment.2018 July 25, A. A. Dowd, “Fallout may be the Most Breathlessly Intense Mission: Impossible Adventure Yet”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2018:
- Synonyms
- daring, devil-may-care, headstrong, heedless, impetuous, imprudent, impulsive, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, quick-and-dirty, rash, reckless, sudden, temeritous
- Derived terms
- reckless endangerment, recklessly, recklessness, wet reckless