audacity

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

AUDAC'ITY, noun 1. Boldness, sometimes in a good sense; daring spirit, resolution or confidence. 2. Audaciousness; impudence; in a bad sense; implying a contempt of law or moral restraint.
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