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foolhardy

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fool·har·dy  (flhärd)
adj. fool·har·di·er, fool·har·di·est
Unwisely bold or venturesome; rash. See Synonyms at reckless.

[Middle English folhardi, from Old French fol hardi : fol, fool; see fool + hardi, bold; see hardy1.]

foolhardi·ly adv.
foolhardi·ness n.

foolhardy
Adjective
[-hardier, -hardiest] recklessly adventurous [Old French fol foolish + hardi bold]
foolhardily adv
foolhardiness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.foolhardy - 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"
bold - fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"

foolhardy
Translations
foolhardy [ˈfuːlhɑːdɪ] adjtemerario
foolhardy [ˈfuːlhɑːdɪ] adjtéméraire, imprudent(e)
foolhardy [ˈfuːlhɑːdɪ] fool adjtollkühn
foolhardy [ˈfuːlhɑːdɪ] adjavventato/a


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Some intrepid larches waved green pennons in the very midst of the turbulent water, here and there a veteran lay with his many-summered head abased in the rocky course of the stream, and here was a young foolhardy beech that had climbed within a dozen yards of the rampart.
Fogg; his eagerness to reach distant countries; the pretext of an eccentric and foolhardy bet--all confirmed Fix in his theory.
It will be foolhardy enough if you go forth by day.
 
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