All 3 Uses
audacious
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Tartuffe
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- I confess that I'm playing an audacious part In presenting to you the gift of my heart, But I place all my faith in your kindness Like a beggar-man hindered by blindness.†
Chpt 3.3 *audacious = bold and daring
- I know that you are only too gracious And that you will forgive my audacious Deeds since they spring from a human failing In that passionate love that you are bewailing, And that you will reflect when you view things afresh That I am not blind, and a man's only flesh.†
Chpt 3.3
- In short, this king was revolted to see His ingratitude to you and disloyalty; To his other crimes, he has joined this one And has only allowed it so everyone Could see his audacity's evil ends And then see him required to make amends.†
Chpt 5.6audacity = boldness and daring
Definitions:
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(1)
(audacious) bold and daring (inclined to take risks) -- especially in violating social convention in a manner that could offend others
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)