brazen

  • 11brazen — brazenly, adv. brazenness, n. /bray zeuhn/, adj. 1. shameless or impudent: brazen presumption. 2. made of brass. 3. like brass, as in sound, color, or strength. v.t. 4. to make brazen or bold. 5. brazen out or …

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  • 12brazen — /ˈbreɪzən / (say brayzuhn) adjective 1. made of brass. 2. like brass, as in sound, colour, strength, etc. 3. shameless or impudent: brazen effrontery. –verb (t) 4. to make brazen or bold. –phrase 5. brazen out, to put a bold face on (one s… …

  • 13brazen — bra|zen1 [ breızn ] adjective 1. ) behaving in a way that is not moral or socially acceptable, and not caring if other people are shocked or offended a ) used about someone s behavior that is not moral or socially acceptable: a brazen lie 2. )… …

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  • 14brazen — [[t]bre͟ɪz(ə)n[/t]] brazens, brazening, brazened ADJ GRADED If you describe a person or their behaviour as brazen, you mean that they are very bold and do not care what other people think about them or their behaviour. They re quite brazen about… …

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  • 15brazen — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English brasen, from Old English bræsen, from bræs brass Date: before 12th century 1. made of brass 2. a. sounding harsh and loud like struck brass b. of the color of polished brass 3. marked by contemptuous… …

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  • 16brazen — 1. adjective a) Impudent, immodest, or shameless. Brazen or rather copper swords seem to have been next introduced; these in process of time, workmen learned to harden by the addition of some other metal or mineral, which rendered them almost… …

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  • 17brazen — adjective 1 behaving in an immoral way without being embarrassed or ashamed: a brazen hussy (=a woman who behaves this way, especially sexually) 2 brazen lie/attitude a lie or bad attitude that is shocking because the person responsible is not… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18brazen — adjective brazen defiance brazen it out Syn: bold, shameless, unashamed, unabashed, unembarrassed; defiant, impudent, impertinent, cheeky, saucy, insolent, in your face; barefaced, blatant, flagrant …

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  • 19brazen — I UK [ˈbreɪz(ə)n] / US adjective 1) a) behaving in a way that is not moral or socially acceptable, and not caring if other people are shocked or offended b) used about someone s behaviour that is not moral or socially acceptable a brazen lie 2)… …

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  • 20brazen — bra•zen [[t]ˈbreɪ zən[/t]] adj. 1) boldly shameless or impudent 2) made of brass 3) like brass, as in sound, color, or strength 4) to make brazen or bold • brazen it out Etymology: bef. 1000; ME brasen, OE bræsen; see brass en bra′zen•ly, adv.… …

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