All 4 Uses of
audacious
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- He knew our number, knew that Sir Henry Baskerville had consulted me, spotted who I was in Regent Street, conjectured that I had got the number of the cab and would lay my hands on the driver, and so sent back this audacious message.†
Chpt 5
- It's the man himself, by all that's wonderful and audacious!
Chpt 12 *audacious = bold and daring
- With characteristic promptness and audacity he set about this at once, and we cannot doubt that the boots or chamber-maid of the hotel was well bribed to help him in his design.†
Chpt 15
- We had an example of his readiness of resource that morning when he got away from us so successfully, and also of his audacity in sending back my own name to me through the cabman.†
Chpt 15
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