Foolhardy Definition

fo͝olhärdē
foolhardier, foolhardiest
adjective
foolhardier, foolhardiest
Bold or daring in a foolish way; rash; reckless.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Foolhardy

Adjective

Base Form:
foolhardy
Comparative:
foolhardier
Superlative:
foolhardiest

Origin of Foolhardy

  • From Middle English folhardy, folehardi, folherdi, from Old French fol hardi (“foolishly bold”), equivalent to fool +‎ hardy. Compare fool-bold, fool-large, etc.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English folhardi from Old French fol hardi fol fool fool hardi bold hardy1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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