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[ dev-uhl-mey-kair ] / ˈdɛv əl meɪˈkɛər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR devil-may-care ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivereckless; careless; rollicking. Origin of devil-may-careFirst recorded in 1785–95 Words nearby devil-may-caredevil and deep blue sea, devil dog, devilfish, devilish, devilkin, devil-may-care, devilment, devil of a, devilry, devil's advocate, devil's-bit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for devil-may-careUnder 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|DAILY BEAST And I think that comes through in that devil-may-care attitude. Hollywood's New Macho Man|Gina Piccalo|April 1, 2010|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|DAILY BEAST He beheld Fancy hanging on his arm, gazing upward into a bronzed, devil-may-care face, listening to strange tales of the Orient. The Soul of Susan Yellam|Horace Annesley Vachell
He carried the marks of his calling in the devil-may-care poise of his body, in his clothing, in his rollicking Irish eyes. The Trail of Conflict|Emilie Baker Loring To Pittsburgh especially where men deal with devil-may-care risks and great stakes, come the adventurous and the unreckoning. Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey, Part I: The People|Various Seemingly he was anxious to keep the prisoner in this devil-may-care mood. His Unknown Wife|Louis Tracy Young and intense, with a devil-may-care attitude, he was the born salesman. The Way of Decision|M. C. Pease
British Dictionary definitions for devil-may-care
adjectivecareless or reckless; happy-go-luckya devil-may-care attitude Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to devil-may-carecareless, cavalier, easygoing, foolhardy, free and easy, happy-go-lucky, harum-scarum, heedless, inattentive, lackadaisical, negligent, nonchalant, rash, reckless, unconcerned |