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audacious definition

au·da·cious (ô dā′s̸həs)

adjective

  1. bold or daring; fearless
  2. not restrained by a sense of shame or propriety; rudely bold; brazen

Etymology: < L audacia, audacity < audax (gen. audacis), bold < audere, to dare, be bold

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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