brazen-faced
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of brazen-faced
First recorded in 1565–75
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"How brazen-faced can a man be?" fumed Hojatolislam Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, speaker of the Iranian parliament.
From Time Magazine Archive
Do you mean to tell us that she was brazen-faced enough to confess such a thing?
From The Man Without a Memory by Marchmont, Arthur W. (Arthur Williams)
Upon my saul, sir, ye’re a brazen-faced man that durst say it to my face!
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV by Stevenson, Robert Louis
And, because mediums frequently descend to the most brazen-faced imposture, it would not be less absurd to conclude that mediumship has no existence.
From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Flammarion, Camille
I like it not," he said in his sober way, "for this Earl of Salisbury is a bold, brazen-faced fellow, and to my ears his voice rings not true.
From Tales From Scottish Ballads by Stewart, Allan
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