boldacious

English

Alternative forms

bodacious

Etymology

From blend of bold +‎ audacious.[1][2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /boʊlˈdeɪʃəs/

Adjective

boldacious (comparative more boldacious, superlative most boldacious)

(US) brazen, impudent, unrestrained.

References

“boldacious”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Joseph Wright, editor (1898), “BOLDACIOUS”, in The English Dialect Dictionary: […], volumes I (A–C), London: Henry Frowde, […], publisher to the English Dialect Society, […]; New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →OCLC.

“boldacious”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Olga Kornienko, Grinin L, Ilyin I, Herrmann P, Korotayev A (2016) “Social and Economic Background of Blending”, in Globalistics and Globalization Studies: Global Transformations and Global Future‎, Volgograd: Uchitel Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 220–225

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