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frontless

American  
[fruhnt-lis] / ˈfrʌnt lɪs /

adjective

Archaic.
  1. shameless; unblushing.


Other Word Forms

  • frontlessly adverb
  • frontlessness noun

Etymology

Origin of frontless

First recorded in 1595–1605; front + -less

Example Sentences

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He is restrained, frontless company: clever, composed, serious even, behind the fine beak and popping eyes.

From The Guardian • May 5, 2016

People talked about weather, washing machines, colds, divorce, children's appetites, and at times, after a few drinks, about that fascinating postwar fiction, the frontless evening gown.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From The Way of the World by Congreve, William

Is not this the very utmost reach of frontless profligacy?

From Four Early Pamphlets by Godwin, William

Meek Resignation with her Mistress came, And gentle Patience, and unsullied Fame: Onward they went, nor fear'd the assailing cry Of frontless Vice and barking Calumny.

From The First of April Or, The Triumphs of Folly: A Poem Dedicated to a Celebrated Duchess. By the author of The Diaboliad. by Combe, William