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Foolhardy

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fool⋅har⋅dy

  [fool-hahr-dee]
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–adjective, -di⋅er, -di⋅est.
recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME folhardy < OF fol hardi. See fool 1 , hardy

Related forms:
fool⋅har⋅di⋅ly, adverb
fool⋅har⋅di⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
impetuous, headlong, heedless, incautious.
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fool·har·dy   (fōōl'här'dē)   
adj.   fool·har·di·er, fool·har·di·est
Unwisely bold or venturesome; rash. See Synonyms at reckless.

[Middle English folhardi, from Old French fol hardi : fol, fool; see fool + hardi, bold; see hardy1.]
fool'har'di·ly adv., fool'har'di·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

foolhardy 
c.1225, from fool (n.) + M.E. hardi "bold;" hence "foolishly brave."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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