Ma'anar ƙamus na "bodacious" yawanci ana siffanta shi da ma'ana "mai kyau sosai, mai ban sha'awa, ko mai ban sha'awa." Hakanan yana iya komawa ga wani ko wani abu mai ƙarfin hali, tsoro, ko dagewa. A wasu mahallin, ana iya amfani da "bodacious" don kwatanta wani abu a matsayin abin sha'awa ta jima'i ko tsokana, kodayake wannan amfani ba shi da yawa a cikin Ingilishi na zamani. Gabaɗaya, “bodacious” kalma ce da ake amfani da ita don nuna sha’awa ko sha’awar wani abu ko wani wanda ya fi burge ko kuma abin lura.