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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

brazenly en · ADV

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbɹeɪ.zən.li/

Etymology

Etymology tree English brazen Middle English -ly English -ly English brazenly From brazen + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In a brazen (shamelessly shocking and offensive) manner.
  2. Boldly or cheekily.
    • It was playtime - or rather ‘break’ - and I had brazenly joined in a game of football on the school parade ground. 1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 35:

Forms

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brazenliest Degree=Sup lexicographic
more brazenly Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most brazenly Degree=Sup lexicographic
brazenlier Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

audaciously · intrepidly

Translations (14)

ro nerușinat (In a brazen manner) · pl zuchwale (In a brazen manner) · de unverschämterweise (In a brazen manner) · pl bezczelnie (In a brazen manner) · fi julkeasti (In a brazen manner) · es atrevidamente (In a brazen manner) · pl arogancko (In a brazen manner) · es desvergonzadamente (In a brazen manner) · fi röyhkeästi (In a brazen manner) · es descaradamente (In a brazen manner) · hi निर्लज्जतापूर्वक (In a brazen manner) · pl bezwstydnie (In a brazen manner) · fr effrontément (In a brazen manner) · pl impertynencko (In a brazen manner)