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How to pronounce foolhardy in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms heady, rash, reckless
Derivation foolhardiness


foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker.

Examples of foolhardy

foolhardy
Yet it would be foolhardy to ignore how good he has looked at times this season.
From the newsday.com
The 30-year-old Poppy is spontaneous and merry, but also occasionally foolhardy.
From the usatoday.com
But given this history, Mr Cameron was foolhardy to have taken him to Number 10.
From the economist.com
Or, depending on the outcome on Sunday, he may well go down as simply foolhardy.
From the guardian.co.uk
It is going to take an act of foolhardy courage to distribute that film in Iran.
From the time.com
He may have a point, but with Parker Bowles in the background, he was foolhardy.
From the time.com
To be fair, Gilbert made his foolhardy guarantee in a moment of intense emotion.
From the businessweek.com
Florig named some names during his speech, but the papers weren't so foolhardy.
From the post-gazette.com
Once the foolhardy are teetering on the precipice, it is too late for smugness.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest"
  • Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; bold but rash; hotheaded