AUDACIOUS


Meaning of AUDACIOUS in English

/ ɔːˈdeɪʃəs; NAmE / adjective

( formal ) willing to take risks or to do sth shocking

SYN daring :

an audacious decision

►  au·da·cious·ly adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin audax , audac- bold (from audere dare) + -ious .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.