Intrepid [Oxford Dictionary]

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intrepid

See definition in Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

Line breaks: in|trepid

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtrɛpɪd/

Definition of intrepid in English:

adjective

Fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect):our intrepid reporter

Derivatives

 

intrepidity

Pronunciation: /ɪntrɪˈpɪdɪti/

noun

 

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intrepidly

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtrɛpɪdli/

adverb

 

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Origin

Late 17th century: from French intrépide or Latin intrepidus, from in- ‘not’ + trepidus ‘alarmed’.

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