From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishaudaciousau‧da‧cious /ɔːˈdeɪʃəs $ ɒː-/ adjective BRAVEshowing great courage or confidence in a way that is impressive or slightly shocking the risks involved in such an audacious operation —audaciously adverb
Examples from the Corpus
audacious• His plan was audacious, and could have come only from a man combining cunning with iron determination.• It makes it less audacious and less entertaining than the Eye, of course, except for the literary and dramatic reviews.• Why, I will be asked, did women form this audacious avant-garde?• It did so with a stunning range of creativity and a solidly audacious grace.• a brilliant, audacious play• In 1996, President Clinton made an equally audacious promise.• It was a breathtakingly audacious solution to an intractable problem, and the results were to be breathtaking as well.• Their imaginations are eager to go rather more than half-way to meet the audacious writer.Origin audacious (1500-1600) French audacieux, from audace “audacity”, from Latin audax “brave”, from audere “to dare” 