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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
effrontery \effront"ery\, n.; pl. effronteries. f.
effronterie, fr. effront'e shameless, fr. l. effrons,
-ontis, putting forth the forehead, i. e., barefaced,
shameless; ex + frons the forehead. see front.
impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the
bounds of duty or decorum; insulting presumptuousness;
shameless boldness; barefaced assurance.
1913 webster
corruption lost nothing of its effrontery. --bancroft.
syn: impudence; sauciness. see impudence.
1913 webster
see also:
effronteries front impudence
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