overdaring

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noun

Excessive boldness.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of overdare
nounoverdaring (uncountable)
  1. uncountableExcessive boldness.

    “Of a truth,” said he, “I relinquish my overdaring and my pride in craving thy mercy […]”

    1849, “Geraint the Son of Erbin”, in Charlotte Guest, transl., The Mabinogion, volume 2, London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, page 83
adjectiveoverdaring (comparative more overdaring, superlative most overdaring)

comparative more overdaring · superlative most overdaring

  1. Too daring; foolhardy.
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