frontless

[ fruhnt-lis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Archaic.

First recorded in 1595–1605; front + -less

A face untaught to feign; a judging eye, That darts severe upon a rising lie, And strikes a blush through frontless flattery.

Wretch, this insolence, this show of frontless audacity, will avail thee nothing save to hasten thy doom.

O thou frontless impudence, more than a big-bellied actress!

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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