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reckless

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reckless in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. 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"
    foolhardy  heady  rash  reckless 
  2. characterized by careless unconcern
    "the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton; "reckless squandering of public funds"
    heedless  reckless 
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