Audacious
Audacious adjective - Displaying or marked by rude boldness.
Usage example: with an audacious disregard for innocent bystanders, rival gang members opened fire
Nervy is a synonym for audacious (North American) in attitude topic. In some cases you can use "Nervy" instead an adjective "Audacious", when it comes to topics like sassy, arrogant, reckless. informal substitute
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