audacious

Definition

Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.

Etymology

From Latin audacia (“boldness”), from audax (“bold”), from audeō (“I am bold, I dare”).

Example Sentences

• "It was an audacious thing for her to attempt, but boldness had often served her turn before."
• "22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Gameshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/ That such a safe adaptation could come of The Hunger Games speaks more to the trilogy’s commercial ascent than the book’s actual content, which is audacious and savvy in its dark calculations."
• "The audacious hijacking in Paris of a van carrying the baggage of a Saudi prince to his private jet is obviously an embarrassment to the French capital, whose ultra-high-end boutiques have suffered a spate of heists in recent months."

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