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temerous
▪ I. temerous, a. Now rare. (ˈtɛmərəs) [f. L. type *temerōsus rash, f. temere adv., by chance, blindly, heedlessly: see -ous. (Temere is generally held to be the loc. sing. of a n. *temos = Skr. támas darkness, hence in darkness, blindly.)] Rash, foolhardy; = temerarious 1.1461 [implied in temerousl...
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temerarious
temerarious, a. Now only literary. (tɛməˈrɛərɪəs) [f. L. temerāri-us fortuitous, rash (f. temere blindly, rashly (see temerous) + -āri-us; cf. contr-ārius, extr-ārius, necess-ārius) + -ous.] 1. Characterized by temerity; unreasonably adventurous; reckless, heedless, rash.1532 More Confut. Tindale Wk...
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timerity
▪ I. † tiˈmerity Obs. Also 7 erron. temerity. [f. timerous, timorous, app. on mistaken analogy of temerity from temerous ‘rash’; it may also sometimes have been a corruption of timidity. As timerous and temerous ran together in use, so temerity was sometimes put for timerity, as n. of quality from t...
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timorous
timorous, a. (ˈtɪmərəs) Forms: α. 5–6 tymerous(e, (5 tumerous), 6–8 timerous, (6 -ouse). (β. 6 temerous.) γ. 5–6 timorouse, 6 tymorous, 6–8 timourous, (6 -ouse, 7 timrous, 7–8 tim'rous), 6– timorous. [= OF. temeros, -ous (14th c. in Godef.), later timoureus, timoreux, OSp., Pg. temeroso, It. timoros...
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temerary
† ˈtemerary, a. Obs. [ad. L. temerārius fortuitous, rash, f. temere: see temerous and -ary1. Cf. temerare.] Rash, reckless; = temerarious 1.c 1410 Love Bonavent. Mirr. xv. (1908) 93 A presumptuouse and temerarie demere of othere men. c 1425 tr. Arderne's Surgery (E.E.T.S.) 4 That he be noȝt y-founde...
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depraveress
† deˈpraveress Obs. nonce-wd. In 6 -res. [f. prec. + -ess.] A female depraver.1557 Tottell's Misc. (Arb.) 177 (Vnstedfast Woman) O temerous tauntres that delightes in toyes..Iangling iestres, depraueres [ed. 2 deprauers] of swete ioyes.
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jestress
† ˈjestress Obs. rare—1. [f. jester + -ess.] A female jester.1557 Tottell's Misc. (Arb.) 177 O Temerous tauntres that delightes in toyes,..Ianglyng iestres, depraueres of swete ioyes.
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tauntress
ˈtauntress rare. [f. taunter + -ess.] A female taunter, a taunting woman.1557 Agst. Vnstedfast Woman in Tottell's Misc. (Arb.) 177 O temerous tauntres, that delightes in toyes..Ianglyng iestres, depraueres of swete ioyes.
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