brazen-faced
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
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 wasn't exactly brazen-faced when she told me, Aunt Olga.
From The Man Without a Memory by Marchmont, Arthur W. (Arthur Williams)
He's sure to be a wild, brazen-faced fellow.”
From Royal Highness by Mann, Thomas
“Well, of all the brazen-faced men I’ve ever met—” she began.
From The Revellers by Tracy, Louis
The remark came from a brazen-faced girl waiting for a bus.
From Adventures of Bindle by Jenkins, Herbert George
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