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audacious
/ɑˈdeɪʃəs/
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The middle syllable sounds like “day.”
Audacious has three syllables, with the strongest beat on the second. The ending cious sounds like shus, with a short, unstressed vowel rather than two full beats.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“It was an audacious plan for such a small team.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does audacious mean?
adjective
- Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
- Impudent, insolent.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɑˈdeɪʃəs/
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Insomuch that Clodius, who was then tribune of the people, began to despise him, and engage in the most audacious attempts.
He had his knapsack on his shoulders, his cudgel in his hand, a rough, audacious, weary, and violent expression in his eyes.
More book examples (3)
Young Madame de Bellegarde was dressed in an audacious toilet of crimson crape, bestrewn with huge silver moons—thin crescent and full disks.
I rejoice in my spine, as in the firm audacious staff of that flag which I fling half out to the world.
“Umf! Well, you didn’t get a lick amiss, I reckon. You been into some other audacious mischief when I wasn’t around, like enough.”