foolhardy
adjective
recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
foolhardily
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a word derived from
foolhardy.
Example Sentences
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Like the groves and gardens, houses built foolhardily near the dry summertime river risked being pulled off their foundations and washed away by the winter torrents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
“The report foolhardily paints missing aspirational goals as a misuse of funds.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2021
A few years ago he foolhardily set out to bring big-time soccer to the soccer-resistant U.S., founded the International Soccer League.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Biarritz, 400 houses were flooded in one day, and in the Somme department, a vacationer died of exposure when he foolhardily went swimming.
From Time Magazine Archive
Suppose he had built a castle in the clouds and tenanted it with Olivia, and were now foolhardily attempting to scale the air?
From Romance Island by Zona Gale
