Reckless
/ˈrɛk.ləs/noun
Lacking caution or care; rash.
Did you know?The word comes from Old English roots meaning “care” or “concern,” so recklessness is literally the state of being without reckoning or regard.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
reccan
“to care for, attend to, or concern oneself with”
Old English
OE
rēcc(e)
“care, concern, attention”
Middle English
ME
reckeles
“careless, heedless”
14th Century
English
reckless
“without care or heed; rash”
Modern English
English
reckless
“lacking caution or careful thought”