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temerity
[ tuh-mer-i-tee ]
temerity
/ ˌtɛməˈrɛərɪəs; tɪˈmɛrɪtɪ /
noun
- rashness or boldness
Derived Forms
- temerarious, adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of temerity1
Example Sentences
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.
Trump hasn’t the temerity nor the ability to handle reality.
They did not bank on the temerity of their own stars, who on Monday lined up one by one to denounce NBC’s decision on its own airwaves.
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