Bodacious (Adjective)
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Pronunciation: [bo-‘dey-shês]
Definition 1: Remarkable; prodigious; bold and audacious; gutsy.
Usage 1: Today’s word has been definitively adverbialized (bodaciously), but we seem evenly divided over whether the noun should be "bodaciousness" or "bodacity." (I prefer the latter.) The word looks for all the world like another borrowing from Latin and so behaves accordingly; however, the etymology demonstrates that this is not exactly the case.
Suggested usage: Mary Foley and Martha Finney write in their book ‘Bodacious!’ that "Bodacious women don’t take it personally," "Bodacious women master office politics," and "Bodacious women welcome risk." They seem to have the gist of the word. Bodacious men would reflect pretty much the same traits. And, if you aren’t gutsy enough already (see Definition), try eating bodacious meals.
Etymology: Today’s word has been around since about 1832 and might well have vanished had it not been popularized in the comic strip ‘Snuffy Smith.’ Joseph Wright’s ‘English Dialect Dictionary’ cites the word "boldacious," which is a likely predecessor of "bodacious." That would make it a blend, the amalgamation of "bold" and "audacious," or what Lewis Carroll called a "portmanteau" word, similar to "humongous." (Today our hats are off to the ever bodacious Katy Brezger, a commanding figure in the ever-growing YD Agora.)
—Dr. Language, yourDictionary.com
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