overbold


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overbold

(ˌəʊvəˈbəʊld)
adj
too bold or forward; impertinent
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Adj.1.overbold - improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
forward - used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"
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overbold

[ˌəʊvəˈbəʊld] ADJdemasiado atrevido
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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There is likewise due to the public, a civil reprehension of advocates, where there appeareth cunning counsel, gross neglect, slight information, indiscreet pressing, or an overbold defence.
Paul says, 'She that's married careth for the things of the world how she may please her husband'; and may happen you'll think me overbold to speak to you about it again, after what you told me o' your mind last Saturday.
There was little sleep for man or beast, and the sentries were doubled that there might be enough on duty both to guard against the sudden charge of an overbold, or overhungry lion, and to keep the fire blazing which was an even more effectual barrier against them than the thorny boma.
Now I had no shield--nothing but the assegai; but I was crafty and he was overbold. On he came.
And the sons of Aeolus, kings dealing justice, were Cretheus, and Athamas, and clever Sisyphus, and wicked Salmoneus and overbold Perieres.'
"I am well aware that the offer was overbold," he replied, with a self-complacency that made his profession of humility exasperating.
So at times "she would be overbold, / Longing for kisses" (ll.
Set as the [Anglican] Church in Natal is in the midst of multitudes of heathen, both Native and Indian, I am not overbold, am I, in drawing from that fact, viz., that it will be according to the measure of her faithfulness in fulfilling this charge that her loyalty and love to her Lord will be judged.