devil-may-care
1. cheerfully irresponsible - carefree with his money - freewheeling urban youths - had a harum-scarum youth • Syn: carefree, freewheeling, happy-go-lucky, harum-scarum, slaphappy • Similar to: irresponsible • Derivationally related forms: harum-scarum (for: harum-scarum), carefreeness (for: carefree) 2. marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness - "a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore • Syn: raffish, rakish • Similar to: unconventional • Derivationally related forms: rakishness (for: rakish)
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