foolhardy
recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
Origin of foolhardy
1Other words for foolhardy
Other words from foolhardy
- fool·har·di·ly, adverb
- fool·har·di·ness, noun
Words Nearby foolhardy
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How to use foolhardy in a sentence
I was foolhardy enough in October to book a family trip to France over the holidays with friends.
The Neandertals “probably were not foolhardy enough to take on a full-sized elephant.”
Fossil tracks may reveal an ancient elephant nursery | Sid Perkins | September 16, 2021 | Science NewsAt least, that’s according to those trying to spread awareness of the doom that awaits the foolhardy.
Yes, the running back dead zone in fantasy drafts is real. And you should be afraid. | Des Bieler | August 24, 2021 | Washington PostThat assessment might seem foolhardy considering America’s rising case counts.
Osgood and Lorillard, for their parts, sobered up and realized that, while they were happy to put their pride and paid employees on the line, their own lives were not worth this foolhardy risk.
The Hard-Drinking Playboys Who Made Transatlantic Sailing History | Allison McNearney | June 6, 2021 | The Daily Beast
It would be foolhardy to end the program without ensuring that we remain safe from attack.
Be it safe, be it foolhardy, Snapchat appears to be on fire.
Snapchat: Naughty, Goofy, Ethereal, Permanent or All of the Above? | Winston Ross | September 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSo there you have it, folks, several foolhardy techniques to fill out your brackets and make a run at office immortality.
Esposito is a loose canon, brash, foolhardy, and possibly crooked.
What if they did something impulsive and young and foolhardy?
It was held to be certain death to climb to its summit, and foolhardy in the extreme to go far up its sides.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonBut the ruling party at Dinant were so foolhardy as to declare war against Namur.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) OmondBut when they gave ground quickly, as if in a panic, it was to tempt the foolhardy into rushing forward.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh PendexterBut my own life is worth something to me and I have a right to tell you that you are taking foolhardy chances.
Blow The Man Down | Holman DayTo have attempted to ride alone on horseback in those days would have been a foolhardy, if not a fatal undertaking.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback | Willard Glazier
British Dictionary definitions for foolhardy
/ (ˈfuːlˌhɑːdɪ) /
heedlessly rash or adventurous
Origin of foolhardy
1Derived forms of foolhardy
- foolhardily, adverb
- foolhardiness, noun
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