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Definition of audacious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

audacious

adjective
 
/ɔːˈdeɪʃəs/
 
/ɔːˈdeɪʃəs/
 (formal)
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  1. willing to take risks or to do something that shocks people synonym daring
    • an audacious decision
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAudacious is used with these nouns:
    • move
    • plan
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin audax, audac- ‘bold’ (from audere ‘dare’) + -ious.
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