brazen
adjective/ˈbreɪzn/
/ˈbreɪzn/
- (disapproving) open and without shame, usually about something that shocks people synonym shameless
- She had become brazen about the whole affair.
- his brazen admission that he had lied
- They showed a brazen disregard for the law.
- There were several instances of brazen cheating.
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- made of, or the colour of, brassTopics Colours and Shapesc2
Word OriginOld English bræsen ‘made of brass’, from bræs ‘brass’, of unknown ultimate origin.
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