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   Au·da·cious

   /ôˈdāSHəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks: "a series of audacious takeovers" Similar bolddaringfearlessintrepidbraveunafraidunflinchingcourageousvaliantvalorousheroicdashingpluckydaredevildevil-may-caredeath-or-gloryrecklesswildmadcapadventurousventuresomeenterprisingdynamicspiritedmettlesomeinformal:gamegutsyspunkyballsyhave-a-gogo-aheadrare:venturoustemerariousOpposite timid
   • 2. showing an impudent lack of respect: "an audacious remark" Similar impudentimpertinentinsolentpresumptuousforwardcheekyirreverentdiscourteousdisrespectfulinsubordinateill-manneredbad-manneredunmannerlymannerlessrudecrudebrazenbrazen-facedbrashshamelesspertdefiantboldbold as brassoutrageousshockingout of lineinformal:brass-neckedcockylippymouthyfreshflipsaucysmart-arsedsassynervysmart-assedarchaic:malapertcontumeliousOpposite polite

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin audax, audac- ‘bold’ (from audere ‘dare’) + -ious.

   Derivatives

   • 1. audaciously adverb
   • 2. audaciousness noun

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