bald-faced

See also: baldfaced

English

Alternative forms

baldfaced

Adjective

bald-faced (comparative more bald-faced, superlative most bald-faced)

(of an animal) Having white markings on the face.
bald-faced hornet
(figurative) Shameless and undisguised.
Synonym: barefaced

A bald-faced lie.
- 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:
  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.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with bold-faced.

Translations

shameless and undisguised

Catalan: descarat
French: effronté (fr)
German: schamlos (de)
Irish: dínáireach, gan náire
Portuguese: descarado (pt)
Spanish: descarado (es)

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