First Known Use: 1832
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bodacious
adjective bo·da·cious \bō-ˈdā-shəs\
: very good or impressive
: sexually attractive
Full Definition of BODACIOUS
1
Southern & Midland : outright, unmistakable
2
: remarkable, noteworthy <a bodacious bargain>
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Origin of BODACIOUS
probably blend of bold and audacious
Related to BODACIOUS
- Synonyms
- arresting, noticeable, bold, brilliant, catchy, commanding, conspicuous, dramatic, emphatic, eye-catching, flamboyant, grabby, kenspeckle [chiefly Scottish], marked, noisy, prominent, pronounced, remarkable, showy, splashy, striking
- Antonyms
- inconspicuous, unemphatic, unflamboyant, unnoticeable, unobtrusive, unremarkable, unshowy
Rhymes with BODACIOUS
audacious, capacious, cetaceous, crustaceous, curvaceous, drupaceous, edacious, fallacious, flirtatious, fugacious, hellacious, herbaceous, loquacious, mendacious, micaceous, pomaceous, predaceous, pugnacious, rapacious, rosaceous, sagacious, salacious, sebaceous, sequacious, setaceous, tenacious, testaceous, tufaceous, ungracious, veracious, vinaceous, voracious
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