barefaced
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barefaced
- /ˈbeə(ɹ)feɪst/ UK
Where it comes from
Perhaps an alteration of barefast (compare shamefast); or from bare + faced. Compare typologically cheeky; Italian sfacciato (< Latin ex- + faciēs); French effronté, Italian sfrontato (< Latin ex- + frōns), Polish czelny (< czoło).
adjective more barefaced · most barefaced · bare-faced · barefast
- Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude. And they vvere become ſo bare-faced and impudent in their Vices, that good and prudent Men thought fit to keep ſilence in that Time, becauſe it vvas an evil Time.
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Open, undisguised.
It's simply bare-faced fortune hunting; but there you are—she is her own mistress, and she's married him.
Similar: bald-faced, boldfaced
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Unbearded (not having a beard or other facial hair).
Similar: clean-shaven, smooth-shaven
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Unmasked (not wearing a mask) or not wearing a face covering.
Similar: bareface
- Not wearing makeup on the face.
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adj shameless
| Español | descarado, caradura, desvergonzado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 白々しい shirajirashii |
| Português | descarado |
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