Foolhardy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfuːlhɑːdi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Foolhardy is an adjective meaning Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
Meaning
Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
More Meanings
- A person who is foolhardy.
Example Sentences
Resentful of the saddle-fast stranger, eight foolhardies return for more adventure.
Some foolhardies in the schoolhouse laughed at him then and Griff stuck their heads into toilets, one by one over the next week.
The master's pulse stood still, and he stared helplessly. The buzz of study ceased. The pupils wondered if this fool-hardy boy had lost his mind.
It is a reckless, foolhardy leap into the unknown and the prelude, perhaps, to what the existentialist writer Albert Camus described in La chute – a fall from grace, in every conceivable sense.
Word Forms
- foolhardier
- foolhardiest
- fool-hardy
- foolhardies
Synonyms for foolhardy
Depending on context, synonyms include bold, daring, foolish, irresponsible, rash, reckless.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reckless, rash, bold, daring, feisty, foolish.
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