Foolhardy definition

fo͝olhärdē
foolhardier foolhardiest
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Bold or daring in a foolish way; rash; reckless.
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Unwisely bold or venturesome; rash.
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The definition of foolhardy is reckless or without regard for the possible consequences.

Deciding to try cliff diving with no safety procedures in place and no experience is an example of something that would be described as a foolhardy activity.

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Adjective

Base Form:
foolhardy
Comparative:
foolhardier
Superlative:
foolhardiest

Origin of foolhardy

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

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

  • 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

Foolhardy Sentence Examples

  • Three shops down, and my decision not to pre-order Twilight Princess suddenly looked a little foolhardy.

  • In retrospect Cut Piece seems dangerous, even foolhardy.

  • He was counseled and disciplined by his branch but remained unconvinced he had done anything foolhardy.

  • The king could hardly believe that David could be so foolhardy as to offer to fight against Goliath.

  • But when Spike commits a terrible crime, Heaton decides to stand by him an act of astonishing, almost foolhardy loyalty.

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