AUDA'CIOUS, a. [L. audax; audeo, to dare. The sense is, advancing forward.] 1. Very bold or daring; impudent; conteming the restraints of law, religion or decorum; used for bold in wickedness; applied to persons; as an audacious wretch.2. Committed with, or proceeding from, daring effrontery, or contempt of law; as an audacious crime.3. Bold; spirited.
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