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temerarious

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tem⋅er⋅ar⋅i⋅ous

  [tem-uh-rair-ee-uhs]
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–adjective
reckless; rash.
Origin:
1525–35; < L temerārius, equiv. to temer(e) blindly, heedlessly + -ārius -ary

Related forms:
tem⋅er⋅ar⋅i⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
tem⋅er⋅ar⋅i⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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tem·er·ar·i·ous   (těm'ə-râr'ē-əs)   
adj.  Presumptuously or recklessly daring: "I would never have been temerarious enough to make use of such a title on my own" (Brendan Gill). See Synonyms at reckless.

[From Latin temerārius, from temere, rashly.]
tem'er·ar'i·ous·ly adv.
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