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ef·fron·ter·y 
[i-fruhn-tuh-ree] Pronunciation Key
[i-fruhn-tuh-ree] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -ter·ies.
| 1. | shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity: She had the effrontery to ask for two free samples. |
| 2. | an act or instance of this. |
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| ef·front·er·y
(ĭ-frŭn'tə-rē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. ef·front·er·ies Brazen boldness; presumptuousness. [French effronterie, from effronté, shameless, from Old French esfronte, from Vulgar Latin *effrontātus, alteration of Late Latin effrōns, effront- : ex-, ex- + frōns, front-, front, forehead.] |
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