I. noun
Etymology: from gerund of freewheel (II)
: the action of one (as a bicycle) that freewheels
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of freewheel (II)
: befitting one that freewheels : relatively heedless of forms, rules, responsibilities, or consequences
a freewheeling logic — Stanley Newman
reverting to … freewheeling foolishness — Time
roams about the West in freewheeling style — John McCarten
freewheeling generalities — New Yorker
a God-sent warning of his freewheeling grammar and spelling — Bice Clemow
• freewheelingness noun -es