audacious adjective - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus - Cambridge Dictionary Online

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/ɔːˈdeɪ.ʃəs/

/ɑː-/ adj

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showing a willingness to take risks or offend people

He described the plan as ambitious and audacious.

an audacious remark/suggestion

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/ɔːˈdeɪ.ʃə.sli/

/ɑː-/ adv

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/ɔːˈdeɪ.ʃə.snəs/

/ɑː-/ n [U]

(Definition of audacious adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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