"brazenly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈbɹeɪ.zən.li/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-brazenly.wav Forms: more brazenly [comparative], brazenlier [comparative], most brazenly [superlative], brazenliest [superlative]
Etymology: From brazen + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|brazen|-ly|id2=adverbial}} brazen + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|more,er}} brazenly (comparative more brazenly or brazenlier, superlative most brazenly or brazenliest)
  1. In a brazen (shamelessly shocking and offensive) manner. Translations (In a brazen manner): julkeasti (Finnish), röyhkeästi (Finnish), effrontément (French), unverschämterweise (German), निर्लज्जतापूर्वक (nirlajjatāpūrvak) [feminine] (Hindi), arogancko (Polish), bezczelnie (Polish), bezwstydnie (Polish), impertynencko (Polish), zuchwale (Polish), nerușinat (Romanian), descaradamente (Spanish), atrevidamente (Spanish), desvergonzadamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-brazenly-en-adv-6PddB37S Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'In a brazen manner': 100 0
  2. Boldly or cheekily.
    Sense id: en-brazenly-en-adv-kzPxbtr9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: audaciously, intrepidly
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