RECKLESSLY

recklessly

(adverb) in a reckless manner

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

recklessly (comparative more recklessly, superlative most recklessly)

In a rash or reckless manner, without regard for cost or consequence

With contempt for the rights, feelings, or well-being of others.

Source: Wiktionary


RECKLESS

Reck"less, a. Etym: [AS. recceleás, receleás.]

1. Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent. Chaucer.

2. Rashly negligent; utterly careless or heedless. It made the king as reckless as them diligent. Sir P. Sidney.

Syn.

– Heedless; careless; mindless; thoughtless; negligent; indifferent; regardless; unconcerned; inattentive; remiss; rash.

– Reck"less*ly, adv.

– Reck"less*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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