foolhardy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Translations

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foolhardy (comparative foolhardier or more foolhardy, superlative foolhardiest or most foolhardy)

1. Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; bold but rash; hotheaded
   • 2000. Bill Bryson, In a Sunburned Country, p. 14:

     In the middle distance several foolhardy souls in wet suits were surfing toward some foamy outbursts on the rocky headland...

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• bold
• foolish
• rash
• daring
• reckless

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• foolhardiness

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