temerarious

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temerarious

  • /tɛməˈɹɛəɹi.əs/

Rhymes with -ɛəɹi.əs

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin temerārius (“accidental, casual, rash, reckless”), from temerē (“by chance, at random, rashly”).

adjective more temerarious · most temerarious

  1. Characterized by temerity; recklessly daring or bold. […] he furthwith by thinſtinct of yͤ ſpirite of god, in repꝛoche of all ſuch temerarious bold & blind iudgement, geuē vpon a mā whoſe inward mind and ſodain change they cannot ſee, ſhoꝛtly proued thē al deceiued, […]

    Similar: audacious, brash, foolhardy, reckless, daredevil, madcap · Opposite: timorous

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adj recklessly bold

Españoltemerario
Portuguêstemerário
Françaistéméraire
Italianotemerario

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"temerarious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/temerarious. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{temerarious_2026,
  title = {temerarious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/temerarious},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}