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UK
/ɔːdˈæsɪti/
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[ US /ɑˈdæsəti/ ]
[ US /ɑˈdæsəti/ ]
NOUN
-
aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery
he had the audacity to question my decision - fearless daring
How To Use audacity In A Sentence
- After a long flight, all you can do is stumble around its pathways and cactus gardens, marvelling at the sheer audacity of it all. Times, Sunday Times
- After a long flight, all you can do is stumble around its pathways and cactus gardens, marvelling at the sheer audacity of it all. Times, Sunday Times
- The only difference between audacity and recklessness is whether or not you win, and in this case a clever Union officer tricked Lee into making an audacious move that ultimately became a reckless endeavour. A Sorrowful Tale of High Velocity
- I'm just blown away by the audacity the team has to toss around the word "musculoskeletal" and expect us to go along with it. WNYMedia
- The audacity of some people. chris Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 07: 56 PM EST the cute gay guy and the beefcake are the only reasons that i'm watching this season. the closeted mormon just might be the reason i stop watching before the season ends Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
- They couldn't believe that Josh had the audacity to say that in front of the boss, but he didn't care.
- A mere chit of a girl, the daughter of her maid servant, who was wearing her daughters’ hand me downs had the audacity to talk back?
- Even when her mother had come out and ranted about his rudeness and audacity, she stood stock-still.
- The Cuban-born player then had the audacity to claim in a tell-all book that most professional baseballs players are on the juice.
- When illness had the audacity to attack a Drumtochty man, it was described as a "whup," and was treated by the men with a fine negligence. A Doctor of the Old School — Complete