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barefaced [ˈbɛəˌfeɪst] adj
1. unconcealed or shameless a barefaced lie 2. with the face uncovered or shaven barefacedly [ˈbɛəˌfeɪsɪdlɪ] adv barefacedness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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It was a very simple-hearted fraud, and it was all done with an innocent trust in the popular ignorance which now seems to me a little pathetic; but it was certainly very barefaced, and merited the public punishment which the discoverer inflicted by means of what journalists call the deadly parallel column. They attacked him in various way-- with barefaced questions, ingenious suppositions, and distant surmises; but he eluded the skill of them all, and they were at last obliged to accept the second-hand intelligence of their neighbour, Lady Lucas. While Jones and his mask were walking together about the room, to rid themselves of the teazer, he observed his lady speak to several masks, with the same freedom of acquaintance as if they had been barefaced. |
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