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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
reckless/ˈrekləs/

▶adjective without thought or care for the consequences of an action.

– derivatives
recklessly adverb,
recklessness noun.

– origin OE reccelēas, from the Gmc base (meaning ‘care’) of reck.

'reckless' also found in these Oxford entries:

banzai - caution - compromise - desperado - devil - devilment - devilry - diablerie - harum-scarum - headlong - heedless - kamikaze - madcap - madman - reck - ride - squander - sturdy - tearaway - temerarious - trace

Forum discussions with the word(s) "reckless" in the title:

"Reckless of death"
a reckless disregard for
Reckless /Harsh
Reckless abandon
reckless abandon
Reckless vs inconsiderate
Wet reckless (criminal Law)

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