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# reckless

adjective (reckless, more reckless, most reckless)

«reckless» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Doing dangerous things without caring or thinking about what could go wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reckless/#m1)
2. Done in a careless, risky way: reckless driving, reckless spending. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reckless/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and safety lessons, reckless behaviour — like riding a bike in traffic without a helmet, or running across a road — can hurt you or others. In law, "reckless driving" is a crime. In stories, a reckless character is brave but foolish and often gets into trouble. Phrases: reckless driving, reckless behaviour, reckless with money, reckless disregard.

### Examples

- It was reckless to climb the cliff without a rope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reckless/#x1)
- The driver was fined for reckless driving. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reckless/#x2)
- Don't be reckless — look both ways before you cross. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reckless/#x3)
- He was reckless with his pocket money and spent it all in one day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reckless/#x4)
- The reckless knight charged at the dragon without a plan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reckless/#x5)
- Swimming alone in the sea at night is reckless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reckless/#x6)
- They were a pair of reckless fellows, who always had something foolish to do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reckless/#x7)

### Note

Adverb: recklessly. Noun: recklessness. The "reck" part is an old word meaning "care", so reckless = without care. Reckless is stronger than careless: careless means not paying attention; reckless means ignoring a danger.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «reckless» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reckless/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«reckless» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reckless.html) on Mova free.