Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pert; petulant; saucy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Pert; petulant; forward; saucy.
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- adjective
Bold ,forward ,insolent .
Etymologies
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From Latin procax ("bold")
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Examples
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Menemon (it will be observed that he has a persistent, balefully procacious, perhaps, indeed, Freudian predilection for the letters U,
The Merry-Go-Round Carl Van Vechten 1922
reesetee commented on the word procacious
Insolent or arrogant in attitude or tone; forward, cheeky; provocative.
February 20, 2008