"bare-faced" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbeə(ɹ)feɪst/ [UK] Forms: more bare-faced [comparative], most bare-faced [superlative]
Etymology: Perhaps an alteration of barefast (compare shamefast); or from bare + faced. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bare|faced}} bare + faced Head templates: {{en-adj}} bare-faced (comparative more bare-faced, superlative most bare-faced)
  1. Alternative form of barefaced. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: barefaced Derived forms: bare-faced liar, bare-faced lie, bare-facedly, bare-facedness
    Sense id: en-bare-faced-en-adj-HS08zINX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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