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temerity

[ tuh-mer-i-tee ]

noun

  1. reckless boldness; rashness.

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temerity

/ ˌtɛməˈrɛərɪəs; tɪˈmɛrɪtɪ /

noun

  1. rashness or boldness
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Derived Forms

  • temerarious, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of temerity1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English temeryte, from Latin ³Ù±ð³¾±ð°ù¾±³ÙÄå²õ “hap, chance, rashness,†equivalent to temer(e) “by chance, rashly†+ -¾±³ÙÄå²õ -ity
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of temerity1

C15: from Latin ³Ù±ð³¾±ð°ù¾±³ÙÄå²õ accident, from temere at random
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In the beginning, many scoffed at the temerity of a peanut farmer and one-term governor running for the highest office in the land.

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A baker’s dozen Republicans had the temerity to get in the race, but they didn’t really run against him.

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The Times was especially agitated that the boys’ fathers had had the temerity to go to federal court over this.

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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.

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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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