different between reckless vs reckful

English

Alternative forms

• rechless, retchless (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English rekles, reckeles, rekkeles, (also recheles), from Old English r?cel?as (“reckless, careless, negligent”), equivalent to reck +? -less. Cognate with West Frisian roekeleas (“reckless”), Dutch roekeloos (“reckless”), German Low German ruuklos (“careless”), German ruchlos (“careless, notorious”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???kl?s/

Adjective

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

1. Careless or heedless; headstrong or rash.
2. Indifferent to danger or the consequences.

Antonyms

• reckful

Derived terms

• recklessness

Translations

Anagrams

• clerkess

English

Etymology

From reck +? -ful. Compare reckless.

Adjective

reckful (comparative more reckful, superlative most reckful)

1. (uncommon) Full of careful heed or attention; careful; cautious.

   Synonyms: attentive, audient, heedful

   • 1845, Allan Freer, The North British review:

     Man, in fact, should be reckless in nothing, but reckful in every thing; […]

   • 1994, InfoWorld - Oct 24:

     […] it's tough to call when it's in that gray area between reckless stupidity and reckful insanity.

Antonyms

• reckless

Derived terms

• reckfulness