Defn: Birdcatching; fowling. [Obs.] Blount.
AUDACIOUS Au*da"cious, a. Etym: [F. audacieux, as if fr. LL. audaciosus (not found), fr. L. audacia audacity, fr. audax, -acis, bold, fr. audere to dare.]
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.
AUDACIOUSLY
Au*da"cious*ly, adv.
Defn: In an audacious manner; with excess of boldness; impudently.
AUDACIOUSNESS
Au*da"cious*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being audacious; impudence; audacity.
AUDACITY
Au*dac"i*ty, n.