reckless
/ˈrek·ləs/ adjDefinition
› showing a lack of care about risks or danger, and acting without thinking about the results of your actions: These punks have a reckless disregard for the law. He pleaded innocent to reckless driving charges. recklessly /ˈrek·ləs·li/ adv › She spends her money recklessly. recklessness /ˈrek·ləs·nəs/ n [U] › The accident was a result of recklessness.
(Definition of reckless adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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