Added 9 October 2026
reckless
/ˈɹɛkləs/ adjective
In Latin: incautus Wiktionary
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- Careless or heedless; headstrong or rash.
- Indifferent or oblivious to danger or the consequences thereof.
Origin
From Middle English rekles, reckeles, rekkeles, (also recheles), from Old English rēcelēas (“reckless, careless, negligent”), equivalent to reck + -less. Cognate with West Frisian roekeleas (“reckless”), Dutch roekeloos (“reckless”), German Low German ruuklos (“careless”), German ruchlos (“careless, notorious”).
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