单词 | foolish hardy |
释义 | † foolish hardyadj. Obsolete. Foolhardy; foolishly adventurous or bold.In quot. 1517 the context suggests interpretation as an adverb: in a foolhardy manner; recklessly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > daring > reckless daring > [adjective] > foolhardy foolhardy?c1225 foolish hardy1517 coll-hardy1581 1517 R. Fox tr. Rule Seynt Benet iii. sig. B.iiv Neytherony oon of them, ne the abbasse nor other, shall folysshe hardy nor without gret consyderacion or weyghty cause swarue from it. 1533 J. Frith Bk. answeringe Mores Let. sig. Pv I can not be so foolysh hardye as to condempne suche an infynyte nombre for oure prelates pleasures. a1632 T. Taylor God's Judgem. (1642) i. i. vii. 15 So..foolish hardy as to take up armour. 1681 ‘Philopatris’ Plot in Dream iv. 89 Their usual Motto being Neck or nothing, when (like foolish hardy people, rushing themselves from precipices) they venture upon such desperate attempts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020). < adj.1517 |
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