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Barefaced Definition & Meaning

barefaced
adjective
  1. with no effort to conceal; "a barefaced lie"
  2. unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell

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What does barefaced mean?
with no effort to conceal; "a barefaced lie" unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
What part of speech is barefaced?
Barefaced is an adjective.
How many definitions does barefaced have?
Barefaced has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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