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daredevil, hothead, swashbuckler, lunatic, harum-scarum

n. a reckless impetuous irresponsible person

tearaway, brainish, hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous

adj. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic)

harpy, vixen, hellcat

n. a malicious woman with a fierce temper

eccentric, oddball, geek, eccentric person

n. a person with an unusual or odd personality

changeling, idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, half-wit, retard

n. a person of subnormal intelligence

simpleton, simple

n. a person lacking intelligence or common sense

brave, audacious, fearless, dauntless, intrepid, unfearing

adj. invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"

daredevil, brash, temerarious

adj. presumptuously daring; "a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff"

hasty

adj. excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"

hot, ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, heated, torrid, impassioned, perfervid

adj. characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"

rash, foolhardy, reckless

adj. marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest"

rash, improvident, shortsighted, ill-considered

adj. not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt"

precipitate, headlong, overhasty

adj. excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"

steep, precipitous

adj. characterized by precipices; "a precipitous bluff"

quick, superficial, cursory

adj. hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"

careless

adj. marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark"

heedless, unnoticing, unobservant

adj. (inattentive)

self-generated, spontaneous

adj. happening or arising without apparent external cause; "spontaneous laughter"; "spontaneous combustion"; "a spontaneous abortion"

contrary, unruly, wayward

adj. resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"

disorderly

adj. undisciplined and unruly; "disorderly youths"; "disorderly conduct"

intractable

adj. not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"

unmanageable

adj. difficult to manage or control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"

flyaway, flighty

adj. guided by whim and fancy; "flighty young girls"

silly, dizzy, airheaded, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, lightheaded, light-headed

adj. lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"

cautious, careful

adj. showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"

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