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temerity
[ tuh-mer-i-tee ]
temerity
/ ˌtɛməˈrɛərɪəs; tɪˈmɛrɪtɪ /
noun
- rashness or boldness
Derived Forms
- temerarious, adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of temerity1
Example Sentences
In the beginning, many scoffed at the temerity of a peanut farmer and one-term governor running for the highest office in the land.
A baker’s dozen Republicans had the temerity to get in the race, but they didn’t really run against him.
The Times was especially agitated that the boys’ fathers had had the temerity to go to federal court over this.
If you are going to have the temerity to put women in cages for our entertainment, you’d better figure out a way to let them out.
He was still seething when the week ended, when Martha MacCallum of Fox News had the temerity to note that Harris was “having some success†at attracting young and minority voters.
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