daredevil
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6.1
- adjective
- /ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl/
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temerario
- She rode her motorcycle through the mountains with a daredevil spirit.
Examples
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The main plot related how John McMurdo, alias Pinkerton detective Birdy Edwards, infiltrated the organization, ingratiated himself with all its members through his daredevil manner, and finally brought the criminals to justice.
Academic text (1995) -
It's like the perfect balance of daredevil type of driving.
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Flying through the air like a daredevil acrobat
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Most everyone had assumed he was dead from either an accident during one of his daredevil extreme sports, an overdose, or a shootout with rival drug dealers.
Fiction book (2002) -
The daredevil stuntman jumped from the building, thrilling the crowd below.
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His daredevil personality led him to try skydiving without a parachute.
Synonyms
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7.6
To take bold risks and do daring things
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7.9
A person who is not afraid of danger and willing to try risky things
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3.4
Willing to take risks to try new things
Very bold in a way that ignores danger
Antonyms
How Daring
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Daredevil comes from the same parts, dare ('to be brave enough to take a risk') and devil ('dangerous spirit'), so to call an action daredevil is to say it is recklessly bold and full of danger.