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Word entry · 9 letters

audacious

Best crossword clue

"Fearlessly bold"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ɔːˈdeɪ.ʃəs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aacdiosuuStarts with AEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. disposed to venture or take risks

Word origin

From Latin audacia (“boldness”), from audax (“bold”), from audeō (“to be bold, to dare”).

Used in a sentence

  • It was an audacious thing for her to attempt, but boldness had often served her turn before.
  • That such a safe adaptation could come of The Hunger Games speaks more to the trilogy’s commercial ascent than the book’s actual content, which is audacious and savvy in its dark calculations.
  • Cuba’s economy minister described "audacious" measures to tame inflation…

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