All 4 Uses of
audacious
in
Jane Eyre
- Mrs. Reed was rather a stout woman; but, on hearing this strange and audacious declaration, she ran nimbly up the stair, swept me like a whirlwind into the nursery, and crushing me down on the edge of my crib, dared me in an emphatic voice to rise from that place, or utter one syllable during the remainder of the day.†
Chpt 4
- Appearances would warrant that conclusion: and, no doubt (though, with an audacity that wants chastising out of you, you seem to question it), they will be a superlatively happy pair.†
Chpt 19
- You puzzle me, Jane: your look and tone of sorrowful audacity perplex and pain me.†
Chpt 25 *
- I discerned he was now neither angry nor shocked at my audacity.†
Chpt 32
Definition:
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(audacious) bold and daring (inclined to take risks) -- especially in violating social convention in a manner that could offend others