Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Heedless of caution; reckless.
- adjective Jovial and rakish in manner.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Reckless; careless.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective cheerfully irresponsible.
- adjective marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Carefree ,reckless ,irresponsible .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective cheerfully irresponsible
- adjective marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness
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Examples
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The thought gave me a reckless, devil-may-care courage.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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“Women like a man with a sensitive side,” Nutz said, chewing a piece of hyena gristle that dangled out of his mouth, giving him a debonair, devil-may-care air.
My Brain is a Pre-Historic Babe Magnet Con Chapman 2011
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She says, addressing Miriam, “Rest assured, you're at the top of the tree of lace knitters now: and that attention to detail over grafting puts you ahead of me, as I get quite devil-may-care over these, having come from such long exposition to in-your-face baddish joins.”
Archive 2009-05-01 Jean 2009
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The thought gave me a reckless, devil-may-care courage.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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Pearce's injury – he has since recovered and is back to riding on snow – was a jarring reminder of the dangers posed to these athletes who often market themselves as devil-may-care thrillseekers but know they make their living in a far more serious, and dangerous, profession.
Sarah Burke Dead: Skier Dies After Accident During Training At Park City, Utah 2012
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She says, addressing Miriam, “Rest assured, you're at the top of the tree of lace knitters now: and that attention to detail over grafting puts you ahead of me, as I get quite devil-may-care over these, having come from such long exposition to in-your-face baddish joins.”
Jean's Knitting Jean 2009
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Armand, I succumb to your combination of wit, folksiness and “devil-may-care” nihilism.
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Omar is the most feared man on the mean streets of this version of Baltimore, mostly because of his facility with a shotgun and his general devil-may-care attitude.
Marion Johnson: Where to Find Positive LGBT Characters in Pop Culture Marion Johnson 2011
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That sort of devil-may-care attitude, how naughty they are.
Doctor Who Boss and Karen Gillan on River Song, How Her Parents Met and Hitler 2011
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He starts calling himself “Tony T, as in TNT, boom baby!” and becomes a devil-may-care stuntman.
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