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audacious

Main Entry:: au·da·cious
Pronunciation:: \ȯ-ˈdā-shəs\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Middle French audacieux, from audace boldness, from Latin audacia, from audac-, audax bold, from audēre to dare, from avidus eager — more at avid
Date:: 1550

1 a: intrepidly daring : adventurous <an audacious mountain climber> b: recklessly bold : rash <an audacious maneuver>2: contemptuous of law, religion, or decorum : insolent3: marked by originality and verve <audacious experiments>

— au·da·cious·ly adverb

— au·da·cious·ness noun

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