bold-faced+brazen-faced

  • 1bold-faced — bold facedly /bohld fay sid lee, fayst /, adv. bold facedness, n. /bohld fayst /, adj. 1. impudent; brazen: He had the bold faced effrontery to ask for a raise. 2. Print. (of type) having thick, heavy lines. [1585 95] * * * …

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  • 2bold-faced — bold′ faced adj. 1) impudent; brazen 2) pri (of type) having thick lines • Etymology: 1585–95 bold′ fac ed•ly, adv. bold′ fac ed•ness, n …

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  • 3bold faced — Synonyms and related words: aweless, barefaced, blackface, bold, bold as brass, boldface, boldfaced, brassy, brazen, brazenfaced, cheeky, chromotypic, chromotypographic, forward, fresh, full faced, impudent, lightface, lost to shame, lower case,… …

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  • 4bold-faced — adjective a) brazen, audacious or impudent b) printed in boldface …

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  • 5bold-faced — /ˈboʊld feɪst/ (say bohld fayst) adjective 1. impudent; brazen. 2. Printing (of type) having thick lines …

  • 6bold — a. 1. Fearless, dauntless, daring, valiant, valorous, doughty, undaunted, hardy, intrepid, courageous, brave, heroic, audacious, adventurous, gallant, spirited, mettlesome, manful, manly, stout hearted, bold spirited. 2. Confident, assured, self… …

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  • 7brazen-faced — adjective Date: 1567 marked by insolence and bold disrespect < brazen faced assertions > …

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  • 8brazen — adj 1. brass, brassy, coppery, golden; metallic, metalline. 2. bold, defiant, daring, brash, audacious; loudmouthed, mouthy, outspoken, plainspoken, frank, candid; barefaced, shameless, immodest, indecent, indecorous, unseemly; impudent, insolent …

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  • 9brazen — [[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&#8230; …

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  • 10brazen — 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&#8230; …

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