Brazen-faced

//ˈbɹeɪ.zənˌfeɪst// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Impudent; open and without shame.

    "It is rude, madam, To intrude, madam, With your brood, madam, Brazen-faced!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    unrestrained by convention or propriety wordnet

Synonyms

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audaciousbald-facedbarefacedbodaciousbrassybrazen

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"It is rude, madam, To intrude, madam, With your brood, madam, Brazen-faced!"

Etymology

From brazen + faced. Compare typologically French front d’airain, Russian ме́дный лоб (médnyj lob).

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