brazen-faced
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- brazen-facedly adverb
Etymology
Origin of brazen-faced
First recorded in 1565–75
Example Sentences
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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
She is a brazen-faced giantess who is in friendship with devils, but she is a good-looking woman.
From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
Thou brazen-faced Head, hath my master tooke all these paines about thee, and now dost thou requite him with two words, Time is?
From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)
The insolence of the feudal women breaks out diabolically in the triumphant two-horned bonnet and other brazen-faced fashions.
From La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Michelet, Jules
The more they are used, the worse the poor bees are off: just as the more a man uses the lying nostrums of the brazen-faced quack, the further he finds himself from health and vigor.
From Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual by Langstroth, L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine)
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