reckless implies heedlessness of probable consequences.
a reckless driver
foolhardy suggests a recklessness that is inconsistent with good sense.
the foolhardy sailor ventured into the storm
Examples of foolhardy in a Sentence
hikers who were foolhardy enough to remain on the summit during a thunderstorm
it's foolhardy to go hiking during late fall without warm clothes
Recent Examples on the WebIn 1863, John (Old Smoke) Morrissey, seeing promise in an upstate town with natural springs and access to the wealthy and foolhardy from New York to Boston, held the first race meeting in Saratoga Springs.—Joe Drape, New York Times, 7 June 2024 Day one was an 11-mile ascent to a cabin set up for foolish, foolhardy souls like me.—Leyton Cassidy, Longreads, 7 May 2024 The boy’s surrender, though foolhardy, is an act of rebellion, of taking reckless chances and throwing caution to the wind.—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024 Oleksandr said he is involved in the bold, perhaps foolhardy, dash to the left bank of the Dnipro River, in a bid to forge a new line of attack on the occupied peninsula of Crimea, first taken in 2014.—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for foolhardy
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