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Definition of Devil-may-care
1. Adjective. Cheerfully irresponsible. "Had a harum-scarum youth"
Similar to: Irresponsible
Derivative terms: Carefreeness, Harum-scarum
2. Adjective. Marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness. "A cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"
Definition of Devil-may-care
1. Adjective. Carefree, reckless, irresponsible. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Devil-may-care
Literary usage of Devil-may-care
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Vers de Société Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1907)
"BALLADE OF THE devil-may-care FREE as the wandering pike am I, Many the strings
to my amorous bow, More than a little inclined to fly Butterfly lovering, ..."
2. The Spirit of the Nation: Ballads and Songs by the Writers of "The Nation by Dublin Nation, The Nation, Dublin (1845)
"... RIGHTS they must give " on the nail" — " a child's share" We claim, and must
get. By St. Patrick, we swear, We won't be put off with a " devil may care. ..."
3. Adventures of Alf. Wilson: A Thrilling Episode of the Dark Days of the Rebellion by John Alfred Wilson (1897)
"... Impede Pursuit — Trying to Burn a Bridge — Throwing off Ties on the Track —
A Reckless and devil-may-care Race, the Like of Which was Never Before Seen. ..."
4. The Little Book of Society Verse by Claude Moore Fuess, Harold Crawford Stearns (1922)
"BALLADE OF THE DEVIL-MAY- CARE FREE as the wandering pike am I, Many the strings
to my amorous bow, More than a little inclined to fly Butterfly lovering, ..."
5. The Universal Songster: Or, Museum of Mirth: Forming the Most Complete (1834)
"AN IRISHMAN'S MOTTO; OR, THE DEVIL MAY CARE ! (Bryant.) OH, an Irishman's heart,
to give it its due, [sa thing that is noble, right virtuous, ..."
6. Across Chrysê by Archibald Ross Colquhoun (1883)
"... for the Viceroy- Concrete houses—devil-may-care soldiery—Sulkiness of the cook
and tin-chai—Policy of firmness and assumed indifference. ..."
7. The Spirit of the Nation: By the Writers of The Nation Newspaper (1844)
"I declare I think you were bullied; but, devil may care, They shan't bully Paddy—so
devil may care. I heard, when a boy, you were gentle and true— That you ..."
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