adjective
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shameless and bold
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made of or resembling brass
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having a ringing metallic sound like that of a brass trumpet
verb
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to face and overcome boldly or shamelessly
the witness brazened out the prosecutor's questions
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to make (oneself, etc) bold or brash
Related Words
See bold.
Other Word Forms
- brazenly adverb
- brazenness noun
- outbrazen verb (used with object)
- unbrazen adjective
- unbrazenness noun
Etymology
Origin of brazen
First recorded before 1000; Middle English brasen (adjective), Old English bræsen “(made) of brass”; brass
Example Sentences
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But his latest scheme is even more brazen: He will soon appear on American currency.
From Salon
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called the strike a "brazen crime" that broke the "most basic rules" of international law by targeting reporters, "who are ultimately civilians performing a professional duty".
From BBC
“This Justice Department has no tolerance for such brazen violations of federal law,” said Harmeet Dhillon, head of the department’s civil rights division, which brought the suit.
The U.S. government has charged a Super Micro co-founder and two other individuals with a “brazen evasion” of export laws meant to prevent advanced U.S. chips from making their way to China.
From MarketWatch
The U.S. government has charged a Super Micro co-founder and two other individuals with a “brazen evasion” of export laws meant to prevent advanced U.S. chips from making their way to China.
From MarketWatch
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