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reckless
adjective
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- R
- Ends with
- S
- Contains
- ECKLES
- Scrabble score
- 14
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈɹɛkləs
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
“foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker”
adjective
characterized by careless unconcern
“{'source': 'Edith Wharton', 'text': 'the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes'}”
In context
Example Sentences
foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker
{'source': 'Macaulay', 'text': 'became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans'}
a reckless driver
a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest
{'source': 'Edith Wharton', 'text': 'the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes'}
reckless squandering of public funds
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