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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).
Nov 3, 2007 · Learn the meaning and origin of the colloquial idiom "reckless abandon" from a forum discussion. Find out how to use it in different contexts and avoid confusion with irony.
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.
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." It can also refer to use of firearms (shooting a gun in public place), explosives, or heavy ...
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.
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.
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).
Feb 1, 2013 · Users of WordReference Forums share their opinions and arguments on how to break up the word irresponsible into morphemes. Some suggest ir-response-ible, others ir-responsible, and some question the purpose and criteria of the exercise.
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.
Apr 3, 2021 · 'Irresponsible' would have been a very undiplomatic word to use: it means "reckless, dangerous". So he would have avoided even using it in the negative. The ambassador was being diplomatic and saying the last British proposal was (in some degree and in some sense) responsible. ('Not impossible' is more cautious then 'possible'.) It's unclear to ...
