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temeritous

Syllables: te·mer·i·tousUK/tɪˈmɛɹɪtəs/US/təˈmɛɹətəs/

temeritous adjective: having temerity; displaying disdain or contempt for danger.

Adjective

temeritous (comparative more temeritous, superlative most temeritous)

  1. Having temerity; displaying disdain or contempt for danger.
    • The most temeritous follower of Sangrado can scarcely propose to bleed so as to subdue the local disease, for there are parts indeed of that disease, which never can be removed by venesection.1831, John Burns, “Of Inflammation” (chapter II), in The Principles of Surgery, […] , volume I, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, →OCLC, page 211
    • It would be temeritous to absolutely condemn the opinion of observers upon such vague theories and ideas as we possess upon the subject.1872, Smithsonian Institution; M. Marley, […] , “Lectures on the Phenomena of Flight in the Animal Kingdom”, in Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, […] , Washington...

Synonyms of temeritous

Forms of temeritous

comparativemore temeritous
superlativemost temeritous

Origin of temeritous

From temerity + -ous.

Questions about temeritous

What does temeritous mean?
Temeritous means having temerity; displaying disdain or contempt for danger.
What part of speech is temeritous?
Temeritous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce temeritous?
Temeritous is pronounced /tɪˈmɛɹɪtəs/ (UK).

Words near temeritous in the dictionary

  1. temerariously
  2. temerariousness
  3. temerary
  4. temeration
  5. temerities
  6. temeritous
  7. temerity
  8. temerous
  9. temerously
  10. temes
  11. temescal

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