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bodacious, adj.
/bəˈdeɪʃəs/
Forms: Also bowdacious.
Etymology: Perhaps a variant of English dialect boldacious, a combination of bold and audacious.
U.S. dial.
Complete, thorough, arrant. Also as adv. [OED2]
Draft additions 1997
2. slang (orig. and chiefly U.S.)
a. Excellent, fabulous, great.
b. Sexually attractive.
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