Overboldness

//əʊvəˈbəʊldnəs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or fact of being too bold; audacity. uncountable

    "nothing did him so much good toward the people (to whom he appealed) to make him obtain his suite, as the sharpnes and over boldnes which Cæsar had declared in that judgement."

Example

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"nothing did him so much good toward the people (to whom he appealed) to make him obtain his suite, as the sharpnes and over boldnes which Cæsar had declared in that judgement."

Etymology

From Middle English overboldnesse, equivalent to over- + boldness, after overbold.

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