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BAREFACED

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bare⋅faced

  [bair-feyst]
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–adjective
1. with the face uncovered.
2. shameless; impudent; audacious: a barefaced lie.
3. without concealment or disguise; boldly open: a barefaced approach.
Origin:
1580–90; bare 1 + faced

Related forms:
bare⋅fac⋅ed⋅ly  [bair-fey-sid-lee, -feyst-lee] , adverb
bare⋅fac⋅ed⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. brazen, bold, unabashed. 3. patent, palpable, transparent.
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bare·faced   (bâr'fāst')   
adj.  

    1. Having no covering over the face.

    2. Having no beard.

  2. Without disguise; unconcealed.

  3. Undisguisedly bold; brazen. See Synonyms at shameless.

bare'fac'ed·ly (-fā'sĭd-lē, -fāst'lē) adv., bare'fac'ed·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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