Some have claimed Custer's leadership in battle as reckless or foolhardy. But she was courageous, foolhardy or not, maybe me, too. He is brave but not foolhardy and doesn't mind slipping into masterful inactivity when required. Political commentators described Niazi's legacy as a mixture of the foolhardy and the ruthless. Raina begins to find Sergius both foolhardy and tiresome, but she hides it. To circle the ring a tenth time is foolhardy and dangerous. The tale may have a moralizing end, with eternal damnation for the foolhardy venturer. Hank advises her to give up the foolhardy venture, but she refuses. Sebastian worries that his foolhardy scheme has caused Isabella's ruin. Wellington refuses to assist their foolhardy mission, demanding they go home. Chen Yu and the other Zhao commanders laughed at the foolhardy move. He later told a Russian newspaper that his defection had been "foolhardy". Without notifying headquarters, he orders a foolhardy assault in which many Americans are killed. She realized it was "foolhardy" to organize women alone and on her own.