marked by 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 Mount Everest
characterized by careless unconcern; the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes- Edith Wharton; reckless squandering of public funds
[ Syn: heedless ]