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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Reckless  \Reck"less\,  a.  [AS.  reccele['a]s,  r[=e]cele['a]s.] 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  recklessness 
  n  :  the  trait  of  giving  little  thought  to  danger  [syn:  {foolhardiness}, 
  {rashness}] 




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