What is the meaning of reckless?

adjective

  • Marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences.
    • usage: "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"
  • Characterized by careless unconcern.
    • usage: "the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes- Edith Wharton; "reckless squandering of public funds"
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