brazen-faced
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of brazen-faced
First recorded in 1565–75
Example Sentences
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Joffrey, my weasel-faced friend, I do not concur.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2014
There was tiny, weasel-faced, unctuous Emmanuel de Las Cases, who was 49, three years older than Napoleon, and who followed Napoleon because he wanted to win immortality by being his Boswell.
From Time Magazine Archive
Villagers turned from the spectacle of the dung heap to see little Jeanne, carried like a willful calf in the arms of the weasel-faced knight.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
There was no way he was getting lobotomized or weasel-faced, so we just went over to the Rumble Spot unslammed.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
"A tall, thin, weasel-faced fellow, with a sour look."
From Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow by Strang, Herbert
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