procacious
/pɹəˈkeɪʃəs/
procacious adjective: bold, forward, insolent.
Adjective
procacious (comparative more procacious, superlative most procacious)
- Bold, forward, insolent.
- Another piece of Vain-glory to be Denied, is in The Reputation of strength and valour. The witless part of men, especially in their procacious humours, do use to be carried away with this […]1660, Richard Baxter, chapter 45, in A Treatise of Self-Denyall, London: Nevil Simmons, page 238
- In his little room in the Surgical Hospital—once the High School […] his house-surgeons and clerks and dressers—now all over the world, working out his principles and practice—will well remember how delightful he was, standing with his back to the fire, making wise jokes […] now abating a...1882, John Brown, “Mr. Syme” in Horæ Subsecivæ, New Edition, First Series, Edinburgh: David Douglas, p. 370
procacious meaning in Tamil
procacious in Tamil
- குறும்பு
Forms of procacious
| comparative | more procacious |
|---|---|
| superlative | most procacious |
Origin of procacious
From Latin procāx (“bold, impudent”), from procō (“ask, demand”), from procus (“suitor”).
Words formed from procacious
Words that rhyme with procacious
- gracious
- sequacious
- tenacious
- vexatious
- hellacious
- herbaceous
- ostentatious
- rapacious
- sebaceous
- vinaceous
- vivacious
- -aceous
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- acanthaceous
- alsinaceous
- audacious
- capacious
- contumacious
- cretaceous
- fallacious
- farinaceous
- flirtatious
- inefficacious
- juglandaceous
- mendacious
- micaceous
- orchidaceous
- perspicacious
- pertinacious
- salacious
- saponaceous
- spacious
- strobilaceous
- veracious
- voracious
- Acacius
- acinaceous
- alliaceous
- amentaceous
- amylaceous
- annonaceous
- apocynaceous
- argillaceous
- atramentaceous
- avenaceous
- bardacious
- bulbaceous
- camphoraceous
- camphrous
- carbonaceous
- cetaceous
- cucurbitaceous
- curvaceous
- dicacious
- edacious
- efficacious
- erinaceous
- fabaceous
- frumentaceous
- lamentacious
- lauraceous
Questions about procacious
- What does procacious mean?
- Procacious means bold, forward, insolent.
- What is procacious in Tamil?
- Procacious in Tamil is குறும்பு. See Procacious meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is procacious?
- Procacious is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce procacious?
- Procacious is pronounced /pɹəˈkeɪʃəs/.
Words near procacious in the dictionary
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