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adjective
Having or showing courage:
bold, brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fortitudinous, gallant, game, hardy, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, stout, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous. (Informal) spunky. (Slang) gutsy, gutty. See fearTaking or willing to take risks:
adventuresome, adventurous, bold, daredevil, daring, enterprising, venturesome, venturous. See safetyRude and disrespectful:
assuming, assumptive, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart. (Informal) brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity. (Slang) wise1. See attitude, courtesy
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