bald-faced en · ADJ
Meanings
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(of an animal) Having white markings on the face.
bald-faced hornet
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(figuratively) Shameless and undisguised.
a bald-faced lie
What kind of deformed party will such a dynamic produce? A party so willing to be marinated in such a baldfaced lie will lie about anything, including who wins the next election and every one after that.
2021 May 4, Thomas L. Friedman, “Trump’s Big Lie Devoured the G.O.P. and Now Eyes Our Democracy”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2021:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most bald-faced | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more bald-faced | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| baldfaced | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (8)
es descarado (shameless and undisguised) · fr effronté (shameless and undisguised) · ga dínáireach (shameless and undisguised) · ca descarat (shameless and undisguised) · de schamlos (shameless and undisguised) · pt descarado (shameless and undisguised) · pl bezczelny (shameless and undisguised) · ga gan náire (shameless and undisguised)