pie-faced
[ pahy-feyst ]
adjectiveInformal.
having a broad, flat face and, sometimes, a vacuous or stupid expression.
Origin of pie-faced
1First recorded in 1910–15
Words Nearby pie-faced
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How to use pie-faced in a sentence
The pie-faced nurse was gone; or at least I didn't see her anywhere; and the change in Mrs. Sheila sort of made me gasp.
The Wreckers | Francis LyndeShe continued musingly: "Gee, but I was soft when I first went away—a regular pie-faced angel-child!"
The Haunted Pajamas | Francis Perry Elliott“Pull out there, you red-headed, pie-faced jay,” he shouted to the astonished young woman.
But what we got out of that pie-faced Nimms of Penrhyn's wasn't worth taking notes of.
Torchy and Vee | Sewell FordSome English won't stand for anything but a regular pie-faced story, but Strathay's a real good little man.
The Bacillus of Beauty | Harriet Stark
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