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Definition of "devil-may-care" []

  • Heedless of caution; reckless. (adjective)
  • Jovial and rakish in manner. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "devil-may-care" in a sentence
  • "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."
  • "Armand, I succumb to your combination of wit, folksiness and “devil-may-care” nihilism."
  • "That sort of devil-may-care attitude, how naughty they are."