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Bodacious

/boʊˈdeɪʃəs/

Audacious and unrestrained.

📖 Definitions of "Bodacious"

adjective
  1. 1

    Audacious and unrestrained.

    "If you’re going to lie, you might as well tell a bodacious lie."

  2. 2

    Incorrigible and insolent.

    "You, sir, are a bodacious scoundrel."

  3. 3

    (US slang) Impressively great in size, and enormous; extraordinary.

  4. 4

    (of a person) Sexy, attractive.

adverb
  1. 1

    Bodaciously.

🔄 Synonyms of "Bodacious"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
audaciousShowing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
brazenverbShameless or impudent; shocking or audacious; brash.
brassynoun(informal) Impudent; impudently bold.
insolentnounRude.
unmitigated(intensifier) Total, complete, utter.
barefacedUndisguisedly offensive and bold; crude.
unashamedfeeling or showing no shame, embarrassment or remorse
brazen-facedImpudent; open and without shame.
bold-facedAlternative spelling of boldfaced. [(typography) Of text emphasized by being set in a font having thicker strokes, yielding a heavier or darker appearance.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bodacious"

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WordDefinition
bold-facedAlternative spelling of boldfaced. [(typography) Of text emphasized by being set in a font having thicker strokes, yielding a heavier or darker appearance.]
brazen-facedImpudent; open and without shame.
audaciousShowing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
insolentnounRude.
barefacedUndisguisedly offensive and bold; crude.
unashamedfeeling or showing no shame, embarrassment or remorse
unmitigated(intensifier) Total, complete, utter.
brassynoun(informal) Impudent; impudently bold.
brazenverbShameless or impudent; shocking or audacious; brash.
bardaciousAlternative form of bodacious. [(US) Audacious and unrestrained.]
bowdaciousMisspelling of bodacious. [(US) Audacious and unrestrained.]
boldacious(US) brazen, impudent, unrestrained.
outdacious(dated, nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of audacious. [Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.]
owdaciousPronunciation spelling of audacious. [Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.]
bold-heartedBrave; audacious.
daringAdventurous, willing to take on or look for risks; overbold.
temerariousCharacterized by temerity; recklessly daring or bold.
darefulFull of daring or defiance; adventurous.
extraboldnoun(typography) Very bold.
flamboyantShowy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.

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