devil-may-care

[ dev-uhl-mey-kair ]

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adjective

reckless; careless; rollicking.

Origin of devil-may-care

First recorded in 1785–95

Words Nearby devil-may-care

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How to use devil-may-care in a sentence

Under the strain of that feeling, many single men through the ages have adopted a devil-may-care attitude.
Money and Guns: How We Escape Our Existential Dread | James Poulos | April 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
And I think that comes through in that devil-may-care attitude.
Hollywood's New Macho Man | Gina Piccalo | April 1, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Of course, some fans embrace her devil-may-care attitude, championing the actress for staying true to herself.
Kristen Stewart's Bad Attitude | Amy Kaufman | November 16, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
His attitude was somewhat devil-may-care, his grip on life itself seemed slipping.
The Wave | Algernon Blackwood
In certain moods he possessed that dash and devil-may-care air which pleases most women, providing the man is a cosmopolitan.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le Queux

It is not enough to-day to paint the gay impropriety of models and the devil-may-care penury of lighthearted artists.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 147, August 12, 1914 | Various
The devil-may-care spirit of the troops brought to Shermans mind grave thoughts of his own responsibility.
The Civil War Through the Camera | Henry W. (Henry William) Elson
Logan had finally lost the devil-may-care attitude, but that fact was small consolation to MacNamara.
Tight Squeeze | Dean Charles Ing

British Dictionary definitions for devil-may-care

devil-may-care

adjective

careless or reckless; happy-go-lucky: a devil-may-care attitude

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