procacious
/prə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃəs/adjective
Insolent or arrogant in attitude or tone; forward, cheeky; provocative.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Baxter (1615–1691), ejected minister and religious writer. From classical Latin procāc-, procāx forward, bold, impudent, frivolous + -ious. Compare Middle French procace.
- neutron chopper
- neutron counter
- neutron diffraction
- neutron excess
- neutronic
- neutronium
- neutronization
- neutron number
- neutron optics
- neutron radiography
- neutron-rich
- neutron scattering
- neutron spectrometer
- neutron star
- neutron therapy
- neutron warhead
- neutropenia
- neutropenic
- neutrophil
- neutrophilia
- neutrophilic
- neutrophilous
- Nev.
- Neva
- Nevada