- reckless
- adjective without thought or care for the consequences of an action.Derivativesrecklessly adverbrecklessness nounOriginOE reccelēas, from the Gmc base (meaning 'care') of reck.
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reckless — reck·less adj: characterized by the creation of a substantial and unjustifiable risk to the lives, safety, or rights of others and by a conscious and sometimes wanton and willful disregard for or indifference to that risk that is a gross… … Law dictionary
Reckless — may refer to:In fiction: * Reckless (1935 film), directed by Victor Fleming * Reckless (1984 film), starring Aidan Quinn and Daryl Hannah * Reckless (1995 film), featuring Mia Farrow * Reckless (TV serial), a 1998 serial starring Francesca Annis… … Wikipedia
Reckless — ist der Name folgender Personen: Walter C. Reckless (1898–1988), US amerikanischer Soziologe und Kriminologe DJ Reckless (oder Reckless, bürgerlich Marvin Matzerok; * 1980), deutscher Musikproduzent und Inhaber des Plattenlabels Reckless Records… … Deutsch Wikipedia
reckless — reck‧less [ˈrekləs] adjective not thinking or caring about the possible bad or dangerous results of your actions. In some cases someone s actions may be illegal if a court decides they have been reckless: • He was fined £80 for reckless driving.… … Financial and business terms
Reckless — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Reckless Álbum de Bryan Adams Publicación 1984 Género(s) Pop, Rock … Wikipedia Español
Reckless — Reck less, a. [AS. reccele[ a]s, r[=e]cele[ a]s.] 1. Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Rashly negligent; utterly careless or heedless. [1913 Webster] It made the king as reckless as them diligent.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reckless — O.E. receleas careless, thoughtless, heedless, earlier reccileas, from leas less + *rece, recce care, heed, from reccan to care, from W.Gmc. *rokjan (Cf. O.S. rokjan, M.Du. roeken, O.N. rækja to care for, O.H.G. gir … Etymology dictionary
Reckless — Drame de James Foley, avec Aidan Quinn, Daryl Hannah, Cliff de Young. Pays: États Unis Date de sortie: 1983 Technique: couleurs Durée: 1 h 33 Résumé Un adolescent taciturne et sauvage noue une idylle avec une jeune et jolie… … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
reckless — daring, daredevil, rash, foolhardy, venturesome, *adventurous Analogous words: *precipitate, sudden, hasty, headlong, impetuous, abrupt: desperate, hopeless (see DESPONDENT) Antonyms: calculating Contrasted words: *cautious, circumspect, wary,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
reckless — [adj] irresponsible in thought, deed adventuresome, adventurous, any which way*, audacious, brash, breakneck, carefree, careless, daredevil, daring, desperate, devil may care*, fast and loose*, feckless, foolhardy, harebrained, hasty, headlong,… … New thesaurus
reckless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ without thought or care for the consequences of an action. DERIVATIVES recklessly adverb recklessness noun. ORIGIN Old English, from a base meaning «care» … English terms dictionary
