temerity
Definition of abbreviation (noun) -
foolhardiness; impetuosity; rashness; boldnessPart of speech:
NounPlural: temerities
Example sentences with this word:
For the first few days we kept the family shut into the cow-shed, to protect them from the cats; but I really think that if any cat had had the temerity to put in an attack, the hen would have chased it half-way to Gloucester.
Many, it is true, shouted enthusiastically that we were right and to be congratulated, but many others were up in arms at our intrepid temerity.
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