pie-faced

[ pahy-feyst ]
/ ˈpaɪˌfeɪst /

adjective Informal.

having a broad, flat face and, sometimes, a vacuous or stupid expression.

Origin of pie-faced

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby pie-faced

pie cart, pie chart, pie in the sky, pie-dog, pie-eyed, pie-faced, piebald, piebaldness, piece, piece by piece, piece goods

Example sentences from the Web for pie-faced

  • “Pull out there, you red-headed, pie-faced jay,” he shouted to the astonished young woman.

    Among the Humorists and After Dinner Speakers, Vol. I |Various

  • The pie-faced nurse was gone; or at least I didn't see her anywhere; and the change in Mrs. Sheila sort of made me gasp.

    The Wreckers |Francis Lynde

  • But what we got out of that pie-faced Nimms of Penrhyn's wasn't worth taking notes of.

    Torchy and Vee |Sewell Ford

  • The pie-faced lady he is talking to was, she asserts, Mary Queen of Scots in a previous existence.

    More Trivia |Logan Pearsall Smith