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foolhardily adverb uk /ˈfuːlˌhɑː.dəl.i/ us /ˈfuːlˌhɑːr.dəl.i/ in a way that involves taking unnecessary risks: I had bravely, or perhaps foolhardily, left my office job to pursue the freelance life. The dramatic climax of the story is reached when she foolhardily jumps out of a window and runs away. Diagnosed with a rare condition, she badly needed blood, which her mother foolhardily resisted. She takes great pride in foolhardily rushing into freezing cold water in nothing but a swimming costume. His opponent bravely, or perhaps foolhardily, moved his queen next to his opponent's king. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Doing things without fear or proper thought act of bravado bravado carpe diem daredevil desperado hotheadedness impetuosity impetuous impetuously impetuousness precipitancy precipitant precipitate precipitately precipitation rashness reckless trigger-happy unafraid with no thought for somethingidiom
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