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au·da·cious

(ô-dā′shəs)

adj.

1. Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold. See Synonyms at adventurous, brave.

2. Unrestrained by convention or propriety; brazen or insolent: audacious rudeness.

3. Spirited and original: an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas.

[French audacieux, from Old French audace, boldness, from Latin audācia, from audāx, audāc-, bold, from audēre, to dare, from avidus, avid; see avid.]

au·da′cious·ly adv.

au·da′cious·ness n.

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Adv.

audaciously - in an audacious manner; "an idea so daring and yet so audaciously tempting that a shiver of excitement quivered through him"

Translations

audacieusement

audacemente

ousadamente

audaciously

[ɔːˈdeɪʃəslɪ] ADV

1. (= boldly) → audazmente, con audacia

2. (= impudently) → con atrevimiento, descaradamente, con descaro

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audaciously

[ɔːˈdeɪʃəsli] adv (= daringly) → audacieusement, avec audace

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