Bare-faced

//ˈbeə(ɹ)feɪst// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of barefaced. alt-of, alternative

    "And they vvere become ſo bare-faced and impudent in their Vices, that good and prudent Men thought fit to keep ſilence in that Time, becauſe it vvas an evil Time."

Synonyms

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clean-shaven

Example

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"It's simply bare-faced fortune hunting."

Etymology

Perhaps an alteration of barefast (compare shamefast); or from bare + faced.

Related phrases

bare-faced liarbare-faced liebare-facedlybare-facedness

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