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Audacious
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Daring; spirited; adventurous. As in a cloudy chair, ascending rides Audacious. Milton.
2. Contemning the restraints of law, religion, or decorum; bold in wickedness; presumptuous; impudent; insolent. " Audacious traitor." Shak. " Such audacious neighborhood." Milton.
3. Committed with, or proceedings from, daring effrontery or contempt of law, morality, or decorum. "Audacious cruelty." "Audacious prate." Shak.