temerarious

[ tem-uh-rair-ee-uhs ]

adjective

1. reckless; rash.

Other Words From

• temer·ari·ous·ly adverb
• temer·ari·ous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of temerarious¹

1525–35; < Latin temerārius, equivalent to temer ( e ) blindly, heedlessly + -ārius -ary

Example Sentences

And I write to you, not because I am temerarious, but because the month is April and the time is twilight.

From Project Gutenberg

It may not have the best technology but it has the most irrepressible and temerarious CEO, and that counts for a lot of nebulation in the future.

From Forbes

Had any temerarious soul assured him that his dramas would survive and endure by virtue of their music alone, it is easy to fancy his mingled incredulity and anger.

From Project Gutenberg

She drew her sword and rushed temerariously upon an enemy a hundred times more numerous than the handful of heroes who stood by her.

From Project Gutenberg

He had patronised, snubbed, or encouraged High Mobsmen of more temerarious habit, had profited by their exploits, and had read of their convictions and sentences with placid interest in the morning papers.

From Project Gutenberg