foolhardy
Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for dangerMarked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
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Translations
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Examples
7 sentencesTom is foolhardy, isn't he?
deTom ist tollkühn, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
Tom is foolhardy.
deTom ist tollkühn. — Felixjp
The young man is often foolhardy.
Meaning
1 sensesMarked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
töricht, tollkühn, vermessen
безрассу́дно хра́брыйbezrassúdno xrábryj, необду́манно сме́лыйneobdúmanno smélyj, бесшабашныйbesšabašnyj
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
Origin
From Middle English folehardy, foolhardi, folherdi, from Old French fol hardi (“foolishlyFrom Middle English folehardy, foolhardi, folherdi, from Old French fol hardi (“foolishly bold”), from Old French fol (“foolish, silly; insane, mad”) (from Latin follis (“bellows; purse, sack; inflated ball; belly, paunch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”)) + Old French hardi (“durable, hardy, tough”) (past tense of hardir (“to harden”), from the unattested Frankish *hartjan, from Proto-Germanic *harduz (“hard; brave”)), equivalent to fool + hardy. Compare fool-bold, fool-large, etc.
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Forms
foolhardier/more foolhardy, foolhardiest/most foolhardy| Comparative | foolhardier / more foolhardy Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | foolhardiest / most foolhardy Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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