bodacious

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bodacious

A woman wears a bodacious hat to the garden party.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Audacious, unrestrained by convention or propriety: Describes behavior or actions that are boldly unconventional, shameless, or lacking in restraint.
    • Remarkable, excellent, or impressive (informal, especially Southern US): Used informally to describe something as outstanding, great, or of notable size or extent.
Usage and Examples
  • As an adjective meaning "audacious or shameless":
    • The reporter was known for her bodacious style of questioning.
    • Pulling such a bodacious trick in front of the boss was incredibly risky.
  • As an adjective meaning "remarkable or excellent" (informal):
    • That was a bodacious wave the surfer just caught!
    • She baked a bodacious pie for the county fair.
Advanced Usage
  • "Bodacious" can function as an intensifier in informal contexts, similar to "totally" or "extremely."
    • The concert last night was bodacious! (meaning: The concert was extremely good.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Bodaciously (adverb): In a bodacious manner.
    • He grinned bodaciously after winning the bet.
Synonyms
  • Audacious: Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.
  • Brazen: Bold and without shame.
  • Barefaced: Shameless and undisguised.
  • Outstanding: Exceptionally good.
  • Impressive: Evoking admiration through size, quality, or skill.
Antonyms
  • Timid: Showing a lack of courage or confidence.
  • Restrained: Characterized by reserve or moderation.
  • Mediocre: Of only moderate quality; not very good.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • While "bodacious" itself is not commonly part of fixed idioms, its informal sense is often used in hyperbolic, complimentary phrases.
    • "That's just bodacious!" (An exclamation of strong approval.)
bodacious

A woman wears a bodacious hat to the garden party.

Adjective
  1. unrestrained by convention or propriety
    • an audacious trick to pull
    • a barefaced hypocrite
    • the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim- Los Angeles Times
    • bald-faced lies
    • brazen arrogance
    • the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress- Bertrand Russell
  2. incorrigible
    • a bodacious gossip

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