Etymology

procacious

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Today it means: Bold, forward, insolent. Full definition →

Latin procāx
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  1. Latin · derived fromprocāx“bold, impudent”
  2. English todayprocacious

From Latin procāx (“bold, impudent”), from procō (“ask, demand”), from procus (“suitor”).

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