foolhardice en · NOUN
Etymology
From foolhardy, with suffix modelled on cowardice.
Meanings
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(obsolete, uncountable) Foolhardiness.
Fly therefore, fly this fearefull stead anon, / Least thy foolhardize worke thy sad confusion.
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| foolhardize | alternative | lexicographic | |
| foolhardise | alternative | lexicographic |