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Language: Old English
Origin: recceleas

reckless

 adjective
     
reck‧less
not caring or worrying about the possible bad or dangerous results of your actions:
He was accused of causing death by reckless driving.
He ran into the burning house with reckless abandon (=without caring about the danger).
—recklessly adverb
—recklessness noun [uncountable]
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