temerarious
/tɛməˈɹɛəɹi.əs/
temerarious means characterized by temerity; recklessly daring or bold. It carries an Arena rating of 1532, earned across 8 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, temerarious ranks #1,044 of 17,126 for Most Satisfying to Say, #3,539 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words, #4,568 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #4,801 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound.
temerarious is pronounced /tɛməˈɹɛəɹi.əs/.
Why “temerarious” is a great word
Characterized by a rash, heedless boldness that shows contempt for danger or consequences. From the Latin temerarius ('rash, reckless'), from temere ('by chance, rashly'), first attested in English in the 1530s. Unlike audacious (which suggests a spirited, potentially admirable boldness) or circumspect (which denotes prudent caution), temerarious describes a folly that courts disaster. It is the hand thrust without looking into the lion's cage, the boat launched into the storm without a chart, the gamble made with one's last coin on a throw everyone knows is fixed—a bravery so devoid of wisdom it becomes a kind of suicidal trust in luck.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin temerārius (“accidental, casual, rash, reckless”), from temerē (“by chance, at random, rashly”).
adj
- Characterized by temerity; recklessly daring or bold.
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