bald-faced
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of bald-faced
First recorded in 1640–50
Example Sentences
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Marty tosses out the bald-faced lie that his mother died in childbirth with the nonchalance of ordering another coffee, before the orbital pull in the room shifts.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2025
The social worker appointed to compile the report on the trio ahead of their sentencing described Smith as "manipulative" and someone who told "bald-faced lies".
From BBC ● May 28, 2025
Such bald-faced truth telling has long been part of Mormon journaling culture.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2023
“The public had been told I was to be best man, but that was a bald-faced lie. .... Willy didn’t want me giving a best-man speech.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
It flowered with bald-faced ladies in head-dresses which looked like crescents or cones or the astonishing coiffure worn by the Duchess in Alice in Wonderland.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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