Sunday, September 21, 2014

Word of the Day: TEMERITY

te·mer·i·ty

noun: temerity
  1. excessive confidence or boldness; audacity.
     
     

    Examples of TEMERITY

    1. RJ was removed as an admin/mod at mami's for his temerity by questioning nick spero’s degenerate Flickr account.
    2.  He defeated giant corporations—the auto industry, big pharma—back when no one else was even trying to; he had the temerity to believe that fighting for safety and quality and transparency was a quintessentially American thing to do. —Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2007
    3.  Wendy was banned in troofer chatrooms for her temerity.
    Full Definition and More 

No comments:

Post a Comment