Foolhardy
adjective
Recklessly brave; careless and not thinking about risks and possible results.
It is foolhardy to drive fast on these icy roads.
Often appears as...
- foolhardy adventure
- foolhardy attempt
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Disapproving
adjective
Recklessly brave; careless and not thinking about risks and possible results.
It is foolhardy to drive fast on these icy roads.
Often appears as...
- foolhardy adventure
- foolhardy attempt
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
It implies a judgment that the brave act is unwise.
Chasing the thief alone was a foolhardy decision.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Complimentary
Though it's about bravery, 'foolhardy' suggests stupidity, not courage.
Ignoring the weather warnings, they made a foolhardy journey.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Failure
'Foolhardy' often precedes an action likely to fail or cause harm.
His foolhardy investment lost him thousands.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
It implies a judgment that the brave act is unwise.
Chasing the thief alone was a foolhardy decision.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Complimentary
Though it's about bravery, 'foolhardy' suggests stupidity, not courage.
Ignoring the weather warnings, they made a foolhardy journey.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Failure
'Foolhardy' often precedes an action likely to fail or cause harm.
His foolhardy investment lost him thousands.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
It implies a judgment that the brave act is unwise.
Chasing the thief alone was a foolhardy decision.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Complimentary
Though it's about bravery, 'foolhardy' suggests stupidity, not courage.
Ignoring the weather warnings, they made a foolhardy journey.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Failure
'Foolhardy' often precedes an action likely to fail or cause harm.
His foolhardy investment lost him thousands.
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Stories of Exploration...
scientists who read my blog and and I went to go and visit them and then I got there and they were studying poison dart frogs they said and the guy who's the sort of chief scientist said that he went out and when he was out on the field he could figure out if abroad was poisonous or not by licking it which I thought was the very definition of foolhardy
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Edith Widder: The weird...
Edith So I recorded that with an intensified video camera that has about the sensitivity of the fully dark-adapted human eye. Which means that really is what you would see if you took a dive in a submersible. But just to try to prove that fact to you, I've brought along some bioluminescent plankton in what is undoubtedly a foolhardy attempt
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The race to sequence the...
contrasted starkly with Celera's strategy called whole genome shotgun sequencing. It hinged on skipping the mapping phase entirely, a faster, though foolhardy, approach according to some. The entire genome was directly chopped up into a giant heap of small, overlapping bits.
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Advice to young...
including a large portion of those who could be said to be of the first rank are the ones who map the terrain they scout the frontiers they cut the pathways they raise the buildings along the way some maybe it may have considered me foolhardy but it's been my habit to
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How to have a healthier,...
and less like a wooden coffin slowly choking the life out of us. Now there are a lot of people charting their own sexual paths. But, because as HOLAAfrica -- We do sex and sexuality online -- We would be foolhardy not to mention the digital realm.
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The weird, wonderful...
undoubtedly a foolhardy attempt at a live demonstration so if we get up the lights down and have it as dark in here as possible I have a flask that has bioluminescent plankton in it and you'll note there's no light coming from them
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Spotting the camel...
with a foolhardy passion to explore the land of wonder I hid strike as young as I was through the length and breadth of my Sabbath naturally mom was against the idea but I talked that into allowing me and off I went
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Most Inspiring Animal...
two bears physically interact like that there's a good chance one of them could be hurt they're very powerful animals I don't know her character well enough yet to decide if she's foolhardy or brave
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E.O. Wilson: Advice to...
said to be of the first rank, are the ones who map the terrain, they scout the frontiers, they cut the pathways, they raise the buildings along the way. Some may have considered me foolhardy,
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Silverback Chest Beating...
while he's guarding so the wise leader holds his ground while foolhardy marimbo does the fighting on his behalf
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Stories of Exploration...
scientists who read my blog and and I went to go and visit them and then I got there and they were studying poison dart frogs they said and the guy who's the sort of chief scientist said that he went out and when he was out on the field he could figure out if abroad was poisonous or not by licking it which I thought was the very definition of foolhardy
Video examples
Edith Widder: The weird...
Edith So I recorded that with an intensified video camera that has about the sensitivity of the fully dark-adapted human eye. Which means that really is what you would see if you took a dive in a submersible. But just to try to prove that fact to you, I've brought along some bioluminescent plankton in what is undoubtedly a foolhardy attempt
Video examples
The race to sequence the...
contrasted starkly with Celera's strategy called whole genome shotgun sequencing. It hinged on skipping the mapping phase entirely, a faster, though foolhardy, approach according to some. The entire genome was directly chopped up into a giant heap of small, overlapping bits.
Video examples
Advice to young...
including a large portion of those who could be said to be of the first rank are the ones who map the terrain they scout the frontiers they cut the pathways they raise the buildings along the way some maybe it may have considered me foolhardy but it's been my habit to
Video examples
How to have a healthier,...
and less like a wooden coffin slowly choking the life out of us. Now there are a lot of people charting their own sexual paths. But, because as HOLAAfrica -- We do sex and sexuality online -- We would be foolhardy not to mention the digital realm.
Video examples
The weird, wonderful...
undoubtedly a foolhardy attempt at a live demonstration so if we get up the lights down and have it as dark in here as possible I have a flask that has bioluminescent plankton in it and you'll note there's no light coming from them
Video examples
Spotting the camel...
with a foolhardy passion to explore the land of wonder I hid strike as young as I was through the length and breadth of my Sabbath naturally mom was against the idea but I talked that into allowing me and off I went
Video examples
Most Inspiring Animal...
two bears physically interact like that there's a good chance one of them could be hurt they're very powerful animals I don't know her character well enough yet to decide if she's foolhardy or brave
Video examples
E.O. Wilson: Advice to...
said to be of the first rank, are the ones who map the terrain, they scout the frontiers, they cut the pathways, they raise the buildings along the way. Some may have considered me foolhardy,
Video examples
Silverback Chest Beating...
while he's guarding so the wise leader holds his ground while foolhardy marimbo does the fighting on his behalf
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Jane Campion
New Zealander Director
I think that the romantic impulse is in all of us and that sometimes we live it for a short time, but it's not part of a sensible way of living. It's a heroic path and it generally ends dangerously. I treasure it in the sense that I believe it's a path of great courage. It can also be the path of the foolhardy and the compulsive.
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Preet Bharara
American Public Servant
We have witnessed the most educated, successful, and monied professionals in the country put their companies - not to mention their own liberty - at risk by engaging in flagrant and foolhardy illegal conduct.
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Paul Rand
American Designer
If a company is second rate, the logo will eventually be perceived as second rate. It is foolhardy to believe that a logo will do its job immediately, before an audience has been properly conditioned.
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Bill Bailey
English Comedian
You have to have a thick skin, yes. If you're going to do something as foolhardy as standup, you've got to be able to take it on the chin if someone has a go at you.
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Laurie Lee
English Poet
I expected to be shot at any moment and if they had done I would have understood, that they couldn't take risks with someone foolhardy or so unpredictable.
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Chris Larsen
American Businessman
A lot of financial technology is foolhardy. Saying, 'We're going to kill banks. We're going to disrupt everything,' ignores some realities.
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David Mitchell
English Novelist
I've become a less brave traveller since I became a dad, but in the past I was more foolhardy than brave.
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Frank Rich
American Journalist
History is cyclical, and it would be foolhardy to assume that the culture wars will never return.
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Stefan Zweig
Austrian Writer
It would be foolhardy to count on the conscience of the world.
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Christoph Waltz
Austrian Actor
As a motivation in itself, celebrity is foolhardy and stupid.
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Jane Campion
New Zealander Director
I think that the romantic impulse is in all of us and that sometimes we live it for a short time, but it's not part of a sensible way of living. It's a heroic path and it generally ends dangerously. I treasure it in the sense that I believe it's a path of great courage. It can also be the path of the foolhardy and the compulsive.
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Preet Bharara
American Public Servant
We have witnessed the most educated, successful, and monied professionals in the country put their companies - not to mention their own liberty - at risk by engaging in flagrant and foolhardy illegal conduct.
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Paul Rand
American Designer
If a company is second rate, the logo will eventually be perceived as second rate. It is foolhardy to believe that a logo will do its job immediately, before an audience has been properly conditioned.
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Bill Bailey
English Comedian
You have to have a thick skin, yes. If you're going to do something as foolhardy as standup, you've got to be able to take it on the chin if someone has a go at you.
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Laurie Lee
English Poet
I expected to be shot at any moment and if they had done I would have understood, that they couldn't take risks with someone foolhardy or so unpredictable.
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Chris Larsen
American Businessman
A lot of financial technology is foolhardy. Saying, 'We're going to kill banks. We're going to disrupt everything,' ignores some realities.
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David Mitchell
English Novelist
I've become a less brave traveller since I became a dad, but in the past I was more foolhardy than brave.
Quote examples
Frank Rich
American Journalist
History is cyclical, and it would be foolhardy to assume that the culture wars will never return.
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Stefan Zweig
Austrian Writer
It would be foolhardy to count on the conscience of the world.
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Christoph Waltz
Austrian Actor
As a motivation in itself, celebrity is foolhardy and stupid.
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