red-faced

[red-feyst]

adjective

1. having a red face.

2. blushing or flushed with embarrassment, anger, resentment, or the like.

red-faced

/ ˌrɛdˈfeɪsɪdlɪ, -ˈfeɪstlɪ /

adjective

1. flushed with embarrassment or anger

2. having a florid complexion

Other Word Forms

• red-facedly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of red-faced¹

First recorded in 1570–80

Related Words

• glowing 
• rose-colored