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—brazen-facedly /bray"zeuhn fay'sid lee, -fayst'-/, adv./bray"zeuhn fayst'/, adj.openly shameless; impudent.[1565-75]
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brazen-faced — adjective /ˈbreɪ.zənˌfeɪst/ Impudent; open and without shame. It is rude, madam, To intrude, madam, With your brood, madam, Brazen faced! See Also: brazen, brazenly … Wiktionary
brazen-faced — adjective Date: 1567 marked by insolence and bold disrespect < brazen faced assertions > … New Collegiate Dictionary
brazen-faced — adjective unrestrained by convention or propriety an audacious trick to pull a barefaced hypocrite the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim Los Angeles Times bald faced lies brazen arrogance the modern world with its quick… … Useful english dictionary
brazen-faced — a. Bold, impudent, assuming, forward, pert, saucy, brazen. See brassy … New dictionary of synonyms
brazen-faced — bra′zen faced adj. openly shameless; impudent • Etymology: 1565–75 … From formal English to slang
brazen-faced — /ˈbreɪzən feɪst/ (say brayzuhn fayst) adjective openly shameless; impudent …
brazen — adj. & v. adj. 1 (also brazen faced) flagrant and shameless; insolent. 2 made of brass. 3 of or like brass, esp. in colour or sound. v.tr. (foll. by out) face or undergo defiantly. Phrases and idioms: brazen it out be defiantly unrepentant under… … Useful english dictionary
brazen — a. 1. Made of brass. 2. Bold, brazen faced. See brassy … New dictionary of synonyms
brazen — [[t]bre͟ɪz(ə)n[/t]] brazens, brazening, brazened ADJ GRADED If you describe a person or their behaviour as brazen, you mean that they are very bold and do not care what other people think about them or their behaviour. They re quite brazen about… … English dictionary
brazen — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. shameless, impudent. See impudence, courage. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Impudent] Syn. audacious, impertinent, forward, shameless; see rude 2 . 2. [Made of brass] Syn. brass, bronze, brassy, brass… … English dictionary for students
