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barefaced
adjective bare·faced \ˈber-ˈfāst\
: completely obvious
Full Definition of BAREFACED
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a : open, unconcealed <barefaced impudence> b : having or showing a lack of scruples <a barefaced lie>
— bare·faced·ly \-ˈfā-səd-lē, -ˈfāst-lē\ adverb
— bare·faced·ness \-ˈfā-səd-nəs, -ˈfās(t)-nəs\ noun
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First Known Use of BAREFACED
1590
Related to BAREFACED
- Synonyms
- apparent, bald, bald-faced, clear, bright-line, broad, clear-cut, crystal clear, decided, distinct, evident, lucid, luculent, luminous, manifest, nonambiguous, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, ringing, straightforward, transparent, unambiguous, unambivalent, unequivocal, unmistakable
- Antonyms
- ambiguous, clouded, cryptic, dark, enigmatic (also enigmatical), equivocal, indistinct, mysterious, nonobvious, obfuscated, obscure, unapparent, unclarified, unclear, unclouded
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