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boldfaced¹

Where it comes from

From bold + faced.

adjective more boldfaced · most boldfaced · bold-faced

  1. Of text emphasized by being set in a font having thicker strokes, yielding a heavier or darker appearance.

    Similar: bold, boldface, heavy

  2. broadly Important, prominent. boldface(d) names

    Similar: boldface

  3. figuratively Eggcorn of bald-faced; impudent, brazen. He had the bold-faced effrontery to ask for a raise.

    Similar: barefaced

boldfaced²

Where it comes from

From boldface + -ed.

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of boldface He boldfaced the quote so it would stand out even though I told him it looked ugly.

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@misc{boldfaced_2026,
  title = {boldfaced},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boldfaced},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}