| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| foolhardy |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fool·har·dy |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  f l här d |
| ADJECTIVE: | Inflected forms: fool·har·di·er, fool·har·di·est
Unwisely bold or venturesome; rash. See synonyms at reckless. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English folhardi, from Old French fol hardi : fol, fool; see fool + hardi, bold; see hardy1. | | OTHER FORMS: | foolhardi·ly —ADVERB
foolhardi·ness —NOUN
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