devil-may-care

[ dev-uhl-mey-kair ]

/ ˈdɛv əl meɪˈkɛər /

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adjective

reckless; careless; rollicking.

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Origin of devil-may-care

First recorded in 1785–95

Words nearby devil-may-care

devil and deep blue sea, devil dog, devilfish, devilish, devilkin, devil-may-care, devilment, devil of a, devilry, devil's advocate, devil's-bit

How to use devil-may-care in a sentence

Placed in drinking water, fluoride can serve people who otherwise have poor access to dental care.
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He has wild swings between trying not to care about Lana and the baby, and being completely obsessed by it.
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Who among Scalise's constituents could possibly care if he supported naming a post office for a black judge who died in 1988?
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Haringey Council told The Daily Beast that the children had not been taken permanently into state care.
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In these regions, men are now doing between 30 and 45 percent of the care work.
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I do not care very much how you censor or select the reading and talking and thinking of the schoolboy or schoolgirl.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
And this summer it seemed to her that she never would be able to take proper care of her nestful of children.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Polavieja, as everybody knew, was the chosen executive of the friars, whose only care was to secure their own position.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Thus was the man left entirely to the devil, not even his life being reserved, as in the case of Job.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
He desired his secretary to go to the devil, but, thinking better of it, he recalled him as he reached the door.
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British Dictionary definitions for devil-may-care

devil-may-care

adjective

careless or reckless; happy-go-luckya devil-may-care attitude

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