Reckless

a.	1.	Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent.
	2.	Rashly negligent; utterly careless or heedless. It made the king as reckless as them diligent. - Sir P. Sidney.

Adj.	1.	reckless - marked by unthinking boldness; with defiant disregard for danger or consequences; "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb the World Trade Center" Synonyms: foolhardy, rash
	2.	reckless - characterized by careless unconcerned; "the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton; "reckless squandering of public funds" Synonyms: heedless

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