Main entry: foolhardy, heady, reckless, rash
Definition: marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
Usage: foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker; became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans-Macaulay; a reckless driver; a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest
Main entry: reckless, heedless
Definition: characterized by careless unconcern
Usage: the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes- Edith Wharton; reckless squandering of public funds