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reckless

/ˈɹɛkləs/ adjective B2
  1. Careless or heedless; headstrong or rash.
  2. Indifferent or oblivious to danger or the consequences thereof.

Comparative recklesser · Superlative recklessest

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Everybody knew Bagheera, and nobody cared to cross his path; for he was as cunning as Tabaqui, as bold as the wild buffalo, and as reckless as the wounded elephant.
The Jungle Book, p. 10 · B2
Godfrey was a reckless fellow.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 10 · B2
“It was a dangerous, reckless attempt, in which I seem to trace the influence of young Alec.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 52 · B2
At last she looked up with something reckless and defiant in her manner.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 142 · C1

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