FOOLHARDY
\fˈuːlhɑːdi], \fˈuːlhɑːdi], \f_ˈuː_l_h_ɑː_d_i]\
Definitions of FOOLHARDY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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marked by unthinking boldness; with 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 the World Trade Center"
By Princeton University
By Thomas Sheridan
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