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freewheeling

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free·wheel·ing  (frhwlng, -w-)
adj.
1.
a. Free of restraints or rules in organization, methods, or procedure.
b. Heedless of consequences; carefree.
2. Relating to or equipped with a free wheel.
freewheeling
Adjective
behaving in a relaxed spontaneous manner, without any long-term plans or commitments: he had to change his freewheeling lifestyle after his son was born
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.freewheeling - free of restraints or rules; "freewheeling foolishness"; "the versatility of his poetic freewheeling style"
unrestrained - not subject to restraint; "unrestrained laughter"
2.freewheeling - cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth"
devil-may-care, happy-go-lucky, harum-scarum, slaphappy, carefree
irresponsible - showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action"
Translations
freewheeling [friːˈwiːlɪŋ] adj → libre, espontáneo (= careless); irresponsable
freewheeling [friːˈwiːlɪŋ] adj → indépendant(e) → libre
freewheeling [friːˈwiːlɪŋ] adj → a ruota libera


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