bold
/boʊld/ adjective B1- Courageous; daring. · Bold deeds win admiration and, sometimes, medals.
- Visually striking; conspicuous. · the painter's bold use of colour and outline
- Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface. · Many bold fonts are available on this computer.· In HTML, wrapping text in <b> and </b> tags produces bold text.
- Presumptuous, forward, or impudent.
- Full-bodied.
- Pornographic; depicting nudity. · The government warned bus operators against continuing to show bold content on buses.
- Steep or abrupt.
Comparative bolder · Superlative boldest
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How naked, and--how bold!” said Mother Wolf softly.
Everybody knew Bagheera, and nobody cared to cross his path; for he was as cunning as Tabaqui, as bold as the wild buffalo, and as reckless as the wounded elephant.
A HUNTER, not very bold, was searching for the tracks of a Lion.
Had she not seen him in Derbyshire, she might have supposed him capable of coming there with no other view than what was acknowledged; but she still thought him partial to Jane, and she wavered as to the greater probability of his coming there _with_ his friend’s permission, or being bold enough to come without it.
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