Procacious

Procacious
Procacious Pro*ca"cious, a. [L. procax, -acis, fr. procare to ask, demand.] Pert; petulant; forward; saucy. [R.] --Barrow. [1913 Webster]

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  • bumptious — I adjective audacious, contumelious, forward, obtrusive, procacious II index contemptuous, disdainful, inflated (vain), insolent …   Law dictionary

  • insolent — I adjective abusive, arrogant, assuming, audacious, bellicose, bold, brazen, bumptious, contemptuous, contumacious, contumax, contumelious, defiant, derisive, discourteous, disdainful, disobedient, disobliging, disregardful, disrespectful,… …   Law dictionary

  • arrogant — Synonyms and related words: absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, affected, arbitrary, aristocratic, artificial, assuming, assured, audacious, authoritarian, authoritative, autocratic, big, bloated, boastful, bold, bossy, brash, brassy, brazen,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • audacious — Synonyms and related words: adventuresome, adventurous, arrogant, bold, brash, brassy, brave, brazen, bumptious, careless, challenging, cheeky, cocky, cold, confident, contemptuous, contumelious, cool, courageous, daredevil, daring, dauntless,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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