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barefaced

[ bair-feyst ]

adjective

  1. with the face uncovered.
  2. shameless; impudent; audacious:

    a barefaced lie.

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  3. without concealment or disguise; boldly open:

    a barefaced approach.

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barefaced

/ ˈbɛəˌfeɪst; ˈbɛəˌfeɪsɪdlɪ /

adjective

  1. unconcealed or shameless

    a barefaced lie

  2. with the face uncovered or shaven
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²ú²¹°ù±ðËŒ´Ú²¹³¦±ð»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • barefacedly, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú²¹°ù±ð·´Ú²¹³¦Â·±ð»å·±ô²â [bair, -fey-sid-lee, -feyst-lee], adverb
  • ²ú²¹°ù±ðf²¹³¦î€½Ä»å·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of barefaced1

First recorded in 1580–90; bare 1 + faced
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Example Sentences

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Mr Khan's spokesperson previously said the circulated leaflets "peddle a barefaced lie".

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In a statement last December, he described the allegations as "barefaced lies told by the investigator in order to achieve his satanic agenda".

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For her self-pitying act, Ellis drew widespread disdain for her "crocodile tears" and "barefaced lies that could give a coyote gastric distress."

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Dreijer is, by contrast, barefaced and bundled in a nondescript, oversize black hoodie when I reach them by video call in their studio in Stockholm.

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The old photo showed a barefaced choir director; she now dons a pair of wide-frame glasses.

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