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Word of the Day – Intrepid

By November 22, 2018Word of the Day

Intrepid (adj)

in-trep-id

Fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect)

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

Example sentences

“He’s an intrepid traveller and has visited more than half the countries in the world now.”

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