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in–your–face

adjective

: very direct and forceful : very aggressive

Full Definition of IN-YOUR-FACE

:  characterized by or expressive of bold and often defiant aggressiveness <in–your–face basketball>; also :  aggressively intrusive <in–your–face advertising>
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First Known Use of IN-YOUR-FACE

1982

Related to IN-YOUR-FACE

Synonyms
ambitious, assertive, enterprising, fierce, go-getting, high-pressure, in-your-face, militant, pushy, self-asserting, self-assertive
Antonyms
ambitionless, low-pressure, nonassertive, unaggressive, unambitious, unassertive, unenterprising

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