audacious. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

audacious

SYLLABICATION:	au·da·cious
PRONUNCIATION:	ô-dshs
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.
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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