audacious
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- adjective Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold. See Synonyms at adventurous, brave.
- adjective Unrestrained by convention or propriety; insolent.
- adjective Spirited and original: an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas.
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- It was meant to be audacious, and naturally created a storm. — The Life of John Ruskin
- It was highly audacious, and but for a youthful pride of authorship and some curiosity as to how he would take it I should have omitted it. — A Backward Glance at Eighty
- In fact, now that she was out of reach of the men she feared and hated most, she reverted to type and tried to domineer over us all by the simple old recipe -- audacious arrogance. — The Ivory Trail
- "You're arrogant and audacious, and I wish I'd never set eyes on you!" — A Girl Possessed
- But everyone was determined. — Mao's last dancer
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- French audacieux, from Old French audace, boldness, from Latin audācia, from audāx, audāc-, bold, from audēre, to dare, from avidus, avid; see avid.
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/ (ô-dāˈshəs)/
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