foolhardy

[ fool-hahr-dee ]

/ ˈfulˌhɑr di /

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adjective, fool·har·di·er, fool·har·di·est.

recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.

Origin of foolhardy

1175–1225; Middle English folhardy < Old French fol hardi. See fool¹, hardy¹

SYNONYMS FOR foolhardy

impetuous, headlong, heedless, incautious.

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OTHER WORDS FROM foolhardy

fool·har·di·ly, adverb fool·har·di·ness, noun

Words nearby foolhardy

fool's mate, fool's paradise, fool's-parsley, foolery, foolfish, foolhardy, foolish, foolproof, fools rush in where angels fear to tread, foolscap, foosball

Example sentences from the Web for foolhardiness

They are now doomed to a lifetime's torment, reminded of their foolhardiness every time someone tries to call.

Less is Moo: The Genius of Gary Larson |Tom Doran |March 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He had the courage, the foolhardiness to sign his name to the article, thereby irrevocably committing himself to the propaganda.

From the Housetops |George Barr McCutcheon
Withers's gray glance was kind, if it did express the foolhardiness of Shefford's act.

The Rainbow Trail |Zane Grey
Instead, he fell to reproaching Ballard for his foolhardiness.

The King of Arcadia |Francis Lynde

The superstition of the woman of the people rebelled against this foolhardiness.

The Blood of the Arena |Vicente Blasco Ibez
It was foolhardiness,—insanity in very truth,—yet such was the secret yearning of my heart.

My Lady of the North |Randall Parrish

British Dictionary definitions for foolhardiness

foolhardy

/ (ˈfuːlˌhɑːdɪ) /

adjective -hardier or -hardiest

heedlessly rash or adventurous

Derived forms of foolhardy

foolhardily, adverb foolhardiness, noun

Word Origin for foolhardy

C13: from Old French fol hardi, from fol foolish + hardi bold

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foolhardy

adjective, fool·har·di·er, fool·har·di·est.

Origin of foolhardy

SYNONYMS FOR foolhardy

OTHER WORDS FROM foolhardy

Words nearby foolhardy

Example sentences from the Web for foolhardiness

British Dictionary definitions for foolhardiness

adjective -hardier or -hardiest

Derived forms of foolhardy

Word Origin for foolhardy

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

foolhardy

adjective, fool·har·di·er, fool·har·di·est.

Origin of foolhardy

SYNONYMS FOR foolhardy

OTHER WORDS FROM foolhardy

Words nearby foolhardy

Words related to foolhardiness

Example sentences from the Web for foolhardiness

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adjective -hardier or -hardiest

Derived forms of foolhardy

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