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Definition of temerarious in English: temerariousadjective ˌtɛməˈrɛːrɪəsˌtɛməˈrɛriəs literary Reckless; rash. 〈诗/文〉鲁莽的；冒失的 a young officer of a brave and even temerarious disposition Example sentencesExamples - Whether, the attraction of a sexual stimulant was also present as an enticement for the occasional human temerarious, as the modern tradition suggests, remains an open question.
- You're quite right, Jedburgh, I cannot pretend to understand your motives in embarking on such a… temerarious endeavour,’ I snapped, folding my arms crossly.
- What you did tonight was half-witted and temerarious.
- I have confessed myself a temerarious theologian, and in that passage from boyhood to manhood I ranged widely in my search for some permanently satisfying Truth.
- It could do nobody any harm - indeed I thought it a marvellous moral performance, as it punished the culprits and rewarded the virtuous of my dramatis personæ - but it was a temerarious undertaking, as descriptive of manners and situations of which I knew little but by hearsay.
Synonyms reckless, rash, incautious, heedless, unheeding, hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitous, impetuous, impulsive, daredevil, hot-headed
OriginMid 16th century: from Latin temerarius (from temere 'rashly') + -ous. RhymesAquarius, calcareous, Darius, denarius, gregarious, hilarious, multifarious, nefarious, omnifarious, precarious, Sagittarius, senarius, Stradivarius, various, vicarious Definition of temerarious in US English: temerariousadjectiveˌteməˈrerēəsˌtɛməˈrɛriəs literary Reckless; rash. 〈诗/文〉鲁莽的；冒失的 a young officer of a brave and even temerarious disposition Example sentencesExamples - Whether, the attraction of a sexual stimulant was also present as an enticement for the occasional human temerarious, as the modern tradition suggests, remains an open question.
- I have confessed myself a temerarious theologian, and in that passage from boyhood to manhood I ranged widely in my search for some permanently satisfying Truth.
- It could do nobody any harm - indeed I thought it a marvellous moral performance, as it punished the culprits and rewarded the virtuous of my dramatis personæ - but it was a temerarious undertaking, as descriptive of manners and situations of which I knew little but by hearsay.
- You're quite right, Jedburgh, I cannot pretend to understand your motives in embarking on such a… temerarious endeavour,’ I snapped, folding my arms crossly.
- What you did tonight was half-witted and temerarious.
Synonyms reckless, rash, incautious, heedless, unheeding, hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitous, impetuous, impulsive, daredevil, hot-headed
OriginMid 16th century: from Latin temerarius (from temere ‘rashly’) + -ous. |