barefaced
Use Barefaced in a sentence
adjective
1.
with the face uncovered.
2.
shameless; impudent; audacious: a barefaced lie.
3.
without concealment or disguise; boldly open: a barefaced approach.
Related forms
sɪd bare·fac·ed·ness, noun
Synonyms
2. brazen, bold, unabashed. 3. patent, palpable, transparent.
2. brazen, bold, unabashed. 3. patent, palpable, transparent.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | unconcealed or shameless: a barefaced lie |
| 2. | with the face uncovered or shaven |
| barefacedly | |
| —adv | |
| 'barefacedness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
barefaced
1580s, "with face uncovered or shaven;" see bare + face. Thus, in a bad sense, "shameless" (1670s). Cf. effrontery.
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Example sentences
But for people who claim to be representatives of their own people to commit this barefaced robbery is shameful.
And the barefaced corruption of its people is the nub of its sharp wit and surprise.
Barefaced and pinned girts in a typical scribe rule building.
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