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foolhardy |
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foolhardy Adjective [-hardier, -hardiest] recklessly adventurous [Old French fol foolish + hardi bold] foolhardily adv
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foolhardy adjective rash, risky, irresponsible, reckless, precipitate, unwise, impulsive, madcap, impetuous, hot-headed, imprudent, incautious, venturesome, venturous, temerarious << OPPOSITE cautious |
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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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