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English Dictionary: foolhardy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for foolhardy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foolhardy adj 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" Synonym(s): foolhardy, heady, rash, reckless
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foolhardy \Fool"har`dy\, a. [OF. folhardi. See {Fool} idiot, and {Hardy}.] Daring without judgment; foolishly adventurous and bold. --Howell. Syn: Rash; venturesome; venturous; precipitate; reckless; headlong; incautious. See {Rash}.