temerarious

[ tem-uh-rair-ee-uhs ]

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adjective

Origin of temerarious

1525–35; <Latin temerārius, equivalent to temer(e) blindly, heedlessly + -ārius-ary

"temerarious" came to him as naturally as to Sir Thomas Browne.
The Life of Francis Thompson | Everard Meynell
That may have been temerarious, since building material of perfect quality is required when chances are taken.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
The Master of the Horse was a young officer of a brave and even temerarious disposition.
New Arabian Nights | Robert Louis Stevenson
It seems as though in all that he is doing there is nothing temerarious except the enterprise itself.
Kosciuszko | Monica Mary Gardner
He was suspended from his priestly functions, dressed as a layman, and was temerarious enough to criticise the Syllabus.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. Campbell

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