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Barefaced

//ˈbeə(ɹ)feɪst//

Definitions

1
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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brazen coarse
2
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
3
Unbearded (not having a beard or other facial hair).
Similar
clean-shaven

Word Origin

Perhaps an alteration of barefast (compare shamefast); or from bare + faced. Compary typologically cheeky; Italian sfacciato (< Latin ex- + faciēs); French effronté, Italian sfrontato (< Latin ex- + f...

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