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Daring; spirited; adventurous.

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  1. a. Daring; spirited; adventurous.
  2. a. Contemning the restraints of law, religion, or decorum; bold in wickedness; presumptuous; impudent; insolent.
  3. a. Committed with, or proceedings from, daring effrontery or contempt of law, morality, or decorum.
  4. adj. invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  5. adj. unrestrained by convention or propriety
  6. adj. disposed to venture or take risks
  7. 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.
  8. j:100 s. invulnerable to fear or intimidation s. unrestrained by convention or propriety s. disposed to venture or take risks