Definition of audacious

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au·da·cious    (ô-dshs) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:

1. Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold. See Synonyms at adventurous, brave.
2. Unrestrained by convention or propriety; insolent.
3. Spirited and original: an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French audacieux, from Old French audace, boldness, from Latin audcia, from audx , audc-, bold, from audre, to dare, from avidus, avid ; see avid

OTHER FORMS:
au·dacious·ly (Adverb), au·dacious·ness (Noun)

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