brazen-faced

[ brey-zuh n-feyst ]

/ ˈbreɪ zənˌfeɪst /

openly shameless; impudent.

Origin of brazen-faced

First recorded in 1565–75

bra·zen-fac·ed·ly

[brey-zuh n-fey-sid-lee, -feyst-] /ˈbreɪ zənˌfeɪ sɪd li, -ˌfeɪst-/, adverb

braz., braza, braze, brazelton, brazen, brazen-faced, brazier, brazil, brazil current, brazil nut, brazilein

I don't say that my father is judicious in his brazen-faced opposition to all inquiry.

Mr. Scarborough's Family |Anthony Trollope
I consequently trust that you will find some way to suppress your brazen-faced protégé.

The False Chevalier |William Douw Lighthall
That brazen-faced hussy who calls herself Lady Clarinda is married, and she sends him nosegays three times a week!

The Law and the Lady |Wilkie Collins
She was facing the brazen-faced girl with her eyes blazing angrily.

For Gold or Soul? |Lurana W. Sheldon

Why the Hotel Bellevue hadnt any shade-trees in front; why it was so glaringly hot and dusty and brazen-faced, we didnt see.

Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2 |Ida May Hill Starr

brazen-faced

shameless or impudent