The Only Use of
audacious
in
The Scarlet Letter
- Thence, with native audacity, but still with a reserve as characteristic, she flew into the midst of a group of mariners, the swarthy-cheeked wild men of the ocean, as the Indians were of the land; and they gazed wonderingly and admiringly at Pearl, as if a flake of the sea-foam had taken the shape of a little maid, and were gifted with a soul of the sea-fire, that flashes beneath the prow in the night-time.†
p. 163.6audacity = boldness and daring
Definition:
bold and daring (inclined to take risks) -- especially in violating social convention in a manner that could offend others