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Nov 3, 2007 · Reckless abandon is a polite, almost tongue-in-cheek way of saying "rash." Eg. "He had just met her and for two weeks he courted her with reckless abandon." In its literal meaning it would mean the ultimate rash. It is scarcely used in conversation, but you will see it used in literature, both fiction and non-fiction.
Nov 4, 2014 · I feel that rash and reckless are synonyms of each other. They both mean "done without thinking about what will happen as a result." Impetuous is very similar, but I feel like it has a slightly different meaning. I would use impetuous when I want to emphasize that the actions are based on passion or emotion (rather than logical thought).
May 4, 2014 · In AE, too, we'd use with, not "in". I don't think that wild is exactly the same as reckless.At least to me, "wild" seems merely descriptive, while "reckless" hints of being heedless of possible dire consequences.
Mar 9, 2007 · wet and reckless - it's driving after you've consumed alcohol but without getting nailed with heavy penalties. I've heard it as: manejar bajo los efectos de alcohol sin sanciones graves. Or, manejar despues de consumir alcohol.
Jul 21, 2011 · RECKLESS: Grossly careless or negligent; rereckless adj. in both negligence and criminal cases, careless to the point of being heedless of the consequences ("grossly" negligent). Most commonly this refers to the traffic misdemeanor "reckless driving."
Jun 17, 2008 · Hello out there, "Reckless Endangerment" is a legal term that means putting others in harms way for reckless or dangerous behavior...
Oct 24, 2011 · As a matter of degree or level, being inconsiderate is very minor compared to being reckless. If I honk the horn on my car when picking someone up at their house, that's inconsiderate (in some places). If I then drive off on the wrong side of the road, that's reckless.
Feb 1, 2013 · Morphemes are units of meaning. "spond" doesn't really have meaning by itself in English. The original Latin word (which means "to promise or pledge") is the basis of a few words - response, despond, spouse, espouse, sponsor, and spondee (a lyrical meter).
Apr 27, 2014 · Serling’s account of his employer’s reckless decision-making belies (puts the lie to, contradicts) that/the company’s image as a cautious bureaucracy full of wary managers. It is a cautious bureaucracy precisely because all its managers are wary (possibly wary of making decisions and being held accountable for those decisions).
Oct 10, 2020 · Serling’s account of his employer’s reckless decision making belies that company’s image as a cautious bureaucracy full of wary managers. I didn't get the meaning of the sentence above. To my limited understanding, Serling hides his employer’s reckless decision making from the public, so that he can keep the company’s image as a cautious bureaucracy full of wary managers.
