barefaced

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   openly shameless, audacious, or unconcealed

   The witness rejected the accusation as a barefaced lie.

2. 2
   adj

   having the face uncovered, unmasked, or unbearded

   He stepped barefaced into the freezing wind.

Formed from bare + faced. The literal uncovered-face sense is older; the figurative sense extends openness to conduct done without concealment or shame.

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