2. Offensively bold or presumptuous; insolent; cheeky; pushy.
[PJC]
3. Exhibiting courage or daring; bold; plucky.
[PJC]
4. Nervous[6]; apprehensive; edgy[1]. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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