temeritous
/təˈmɛɹətəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "It would be temeritous to absolutely condemn the opinion of observers upon such vague theories and ideas as we possess upon the subject."
- "Not afraid of the extent of hope of which you are capable, but that you—the frail web of bone and flesh snaring that fragile temeritous boundless aspirant sleepless with dream and hope—cannot match it; […]"
- "Such suppression may involve either sympathy or else disillusion with the ethic of predestination, or it may involve a refusal to acknowledge anything so temeritous as an opinion on the subject."
Etymology
Etymology tree English temerity Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English temeritous From temerity + -ous.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /təˈmɛɹətəs/
- British English: /tɪˈmɛɹɪtəs/
Inflected Forms
more temeritous (comparative)
most temeritous (superlative)