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[red-feyst]

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adjective

having a red face.

blushing or flushed with embarrassment, anger, resentment, or the like.

Origin:
1570–80

Related forms

red-fac·ed·ly

[red-fey-sid-lee, -feyst-lee] , adverb

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red-faced

—*adj*
1.	flushed with embarrassment or anger
2.	having a florid complexion

red-facedly

—*adv*

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