red-faced
Americanadjective
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having a red face.
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blushing or flushed with embarrassment, anger, resentment, or the like.
adjective
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flushed with embarrassment or anger
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having a florid complexion
Other Word Forms
- red-facedly adverb
Etymology
Origin of red-faced
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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When she returned, red-faced and a little sweaty, I felt something click in my mind.
From Literature
But while Celtic were enduring their calamity in Almaty, Red Star were left red-faced by Cypriot champions Pafos in the play-off.
From BBC
At his final concert as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic 16 years ago, every musician in the orchestra stood in line onstage to hug a red-faced Esa-Pekka Salonen.
From Los Angeles Times
Maravilla sends her children to school with hats and a bottle of sunscreen in their lunch boxes — and they still come home red-faced and sweaty during the hottest months.
From Los Angeles Times
The feelings of being sweaty, red-faced and kind of awkward is very familiar to me.
From Los Angeles Times
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