glee

/gli/ n [U]

Definition

› happiness or great pleasure: Malone pumped his fist with glee after scoring the game-winner. gleeful

/ˈgli·fəl/ adj › gleeful children gleefully

/ˈgli·fə·li/ adv › She talks gleefully about her adventures.

(Definition of glee n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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