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barefaced
[ bair-feyst ]
adjective
- with the face uncovered.
- shameless; impudent; audacious:
a barefaced lie.
Synonyms: , ,
- without concealment or disguise; boldly open:
a barefaced approach.
Synonyms: , ,
barefaced
/ ˈbɛəˌfeɪst; ˈbɛəˌfeɪsɪdlɪ /
adjective
- unconcealed or shameless
a barefaced lie
- with the face uncovered or shaven
Derived Forms
- ˈˌڲԱ, noun
- barefacedly, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ڲ·· [bair, -fey-sid-lee, -feyst-lee], adverb
- fĻ·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of barefaced1
Example Sentences
Mr Khan's spokesperson previously said the circulated leaflets "peddle a barefaced lie".
In a statement last December, he described the allegations as "barefaced lies told by the investigator in order to achieve his satanic agenda".
For her self-pitying act, Ellis drew widespread disdain for her "crocodile tears" and "barefaced lies that could give a coyote gastric distress."
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.
The old photo showed a barefaced choir director; she now dons a pair of wide-frame glasses.
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