temerarious

tem·er·ar·i·ous

adjective \ˌte-mə-ˈrer-ē-əs\

Definition of TEMERARIOUS

: marked by temerity : rashly or presumptuously daring <a temerarious comment>

— tem·er·ar·i·ous·ly adverb

— tem·er·ar·i·ous·ness noun

Examples of TEMERARIOUS

1. <temerarious people rush in without forethought>

Origin of TEMERARIOUS

Latin temerarius, from temere

First Known Use: 1532

Related to TEMERARIOUS

Synonyms

audacious, brash, daredevil, madcap, overbold, overconfident, reckless, foolhardy

Antonyms

careful, cautious, circumspect, guarded, heedful, prudent, safe, wary

Related Words

adventuresome, adventurous, bold, daring, venturesome, venturous; brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, hardy, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, manful, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, undauntable, undaunted, valiant, valorous; hotheaded; impetuous, imprudent, impulsive, incautious, rash; brainless, foolish, harebrained, scatterbrained; careless, heedless, thoughtless; hasty, headlong, precipitate

Near Antonyms

unadventurous, unambitious; fainthearted, fearful, mousy (or mousey), scary, shy, skittish, timid, timorous; calm, cool, levelheaded, sensible; alert, intelligent, quick-witted, sharp; chicken, chickenhearted, cowardly, craven, dastardly, lily-livered, pusillanimous, recreant, spineless, unheroic, yellow

Rhymes with TEMERARIOUS

multifarious, omnifarious, Stradivarius, Sagittarius