Both Uses of
audacious
in
Heart of Darkness
- Their talk, however, was the talk of sordid buccaneers: it was reckless without hardihood, greedy without audacity, and cruel without courage; there was not an atom of foresight or of serious intention in the whole batch of them, and they did not seem aware these things are wanted for the work of the world.†
Chpt 1
- there he was gallantly, thoughtlessly alive, to all appearance indestructible solely by the virtue of his few years and of his unreflecting audacity.
Chpt 3 *audacity = boldness and daring
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