red-faced

[ red-feyst ]
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adjective
  1. having a red face.

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

Origin of red-faced

1
First recorded in 1570–80

Other words from red-faced

  • red-fac·ed·ly [red-fey-sid-lee, -feyst-lee], /ˈrɛdˈfeɪ sɪd li, -ˈfeɪst li/, adverb

Words Nearby red-faced

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How to use red-faced in a sentence

  • "I'll take charge of this, Captain Dobson," he brusquely informed the red-faced numskull.

    Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • Gatti watched the fat, red faced man wielding fork and knife, eating the spaghetti with great relish.

  • Mr. Creed and I went to the red-faced Parson's church, and heard a good sermon of him, better than I looked for.

  • At once I noticed that a new man had appeared among them—a red-faced, stocky man wearing a frock-coat and a shiny silk hat.

    In Search of the Unknown | Robert W. Chambers
  • red-faced and white-bearded, he was unmistakably an Englishman of the upper class.

    The Highgrader | William MacLeod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for red-faced

red-faced

adjective
  1. flushed with embarrassment or anger

  2. having a florid complexion

Derived forms of red-faced

  • red-facedly (ˌrɛdˈfeɪsɪdlɪ, -ˈfeɪstlɪ), adverb

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