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unfaced en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English faced English unfaced From un- + faced.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not faced; not taken on or confronted.
    • Democrats also have an unfaced crisis. 2009 January 16, David Brooks, “An Economy of Faith and Trust”, in New York Times:
  2. (not-comparable, of insulation, usually) Having a vapor barrier (also called vapor retarder) that blocks moisture from moving from one space to another.