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temerity definition

te·mer·ity (tə mer′ə tē)

noun

foolish or rash boldness; foolhardiness; recklessness

Etymology: ME temeryte < L temeritas < temere, rashly, blindly < IE base *tem-, dark > OS thimm, dark, L tenebrae, darkness

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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