FOOLHARDIER

FOOLHARDY

foolhardy, heady, rash, reckless

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

foolhardier

comparative form of foolhardy

Source: Wiktionary


FOOLHARDY

Fool"har`dy, a. Etym: [OF. folhardi. See Fool idiot, and Hardy.]

Definition: Daring without judgment; foolishly adventurous and bold. Howell.

Syn.

– Rash; venturesome; venturous; precipitate; reckless; headlong; incautious. See Rash.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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