1. TEMERITY
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1. Excessive boldness; rashness; foolhardiness, recklessness.

    b. with a and pl. An act or instance of rashness.

    {dag}2. Chance, fortuity: cf. TEMERARIOUS 2. Obs.

2. TEMERITY, -ITIE
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var. TIMERITY Obs., timidity.