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recklessest

recklessest is the superlative form of reckless.

Meaning of reckless

Adjective

reckless (comparative recklesser or more reckless, superlative recklessest or most reckless)

  1. Careless or heedless; headstrong or rash.
  2. Indifferent or oblivious to danger or the consequences thereof.
    • Escalation is the film’s nuclear energy source. It’s there, of course, in the downright lunatic stunts performed by [Tom] Cruise, again defying good sense and his own advancing years to top his previous feats of reckless self-endangerment.2018 July 25, A. A. Dowd, “Fallout may be the Most Breathlessly Intense Mission: Impossible Adventure Yet”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2018

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Origin of recklessest

From reckless + -est.

Questions about recklessest

What is recklessest the superlative form of?
Recklessest is the superlative form of reckless.

Words near recklessest in the dictionary

  1. recking
  2. Reckitt
  3. reckless
  4. reckless endangerment
  5. recklesser
  6. recklessest
  7. recklessly
  8. recklessness
  9. recklessnesses
  10. reckling
  11. recklings

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