recklessly
pronunciation
How to pronounce recklessly in British English:
UK ['rekləslɪ]
How to pronounce recklessly in American English:
US [ˈrɛklɪslɪ]
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- Adverb:
- in a reckless manner
Word Origin
- recklessly (adv.)
- Old English recceleaslice; see reckless + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. Would you act so recklessly with the lives of your citizens ?
- 2. Their mistake was to invest in greek government bonds and lend recklessly through their branch networks in greece .
- 3. But republican congressmen , furious about big government , have recklessly used it as a political tool to embarrass barack obama .
- 4. Matt was now on bail for a serious firearms offence , and he was continuing to act recklessly .
- 5. The report accused the idf , among other things , of recklessly using white phosphorus and of attacking police stations , civilian ministries , food-producing factories , sewage plants and electricity stations .