devil-may-carelessnessn.

Brit.

/ˌdɛvlmeɪˈkɛːləsnəs/, U.S.

/ˌdɛvəlˌmeɪˈkɛrləsnəs/

Forms: 1800s– devil-may-carelessness, 1800s devil-me-carelessness.

Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: devil-may-care adj., carelessness n.

Etymology: Blend of devil-may-care adj. and carelessness n. In form devil-me-carelessness with alteration of the middle element after me pron.¹

Cheerful recklessness; (also) extreme carelessness.

ΚΠ

1861 Morning Chron. 4 July 3/4 There was a dash, a freshness, a joyous devil-me-carelessness about it which made it irresistibly interesting.

1891 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 510/1 There was more of Hibernian devil-may-carelessness than of Saxon foresight.

1965 A. Ostriker Vision & Verse in William Blake 103 From metrical control to metrical devil-may-carelessness.

2015 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 1 June 21 In a bright pink frock..and an air of what looks suspiciously like devil-may-carelessness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	devil-may-carelessness
释义	devil-may-carelessnessn. Brit. /ˌdɛvlmeɪˈkɛːləsnəs/, U.S. /ˌdɛvəlˌmeɪˈkɛrləsnəs/ Forms: 1800s– devil-may-carelessness, 1800s devil-me-carelessness. Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: devil-may-care adj., carelessness n. Etymology: Blend of devil-may-care adj. and carelessness n. In form devil-me-carelessness with alteration of the middle element after me pron.¹ Cheerful recklessness; (also) extreme carelessness. ΚΠ 1861 Morning Chron. 4 July 3/4 There was a dash, a freshness, a joyous devil-me-carelessness about it which made it irresistibly interesting. 1891 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 510/1 There was more of Hibernian devil-may-carelessness than of Saxon foresight. 1965 A. Ostriker Vision & Verse in William Blake 103 From metrical control to metrical devil-may-carelessness. 2015 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 1 June 21 In a bright pink frock..and an air of what looks suspiciously like devil-may-carelessness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1861
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