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barefaced.

Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbeə(ɹ)feɪst/UK
  1. Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude.

  2. Open, undisguised.

  3. Unbearded (not having a beard or other facial hair).

  4. Unmasked (not wearing a mask) or not wearing a face covering.

  5. Not wearing makeup on the face.

Where this word 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).

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