barefacedbare‧faced, bare-faced /ˌbeəˈfeɪst◂ $ ˈberfeɪst/ adjective [only before noun]Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
It is the parallel and barefaced cheek of their methods to keep hold of political office that really takes the breath away.
Lucien could not endure the thought of appearing barefaced in front of a stranger, especially a person of great status.
She kept her cool and dished out more than her fair share of barefaced cheek, in more senses than one.
Some people were having holiday romances: they radiated an air of barefaced sin and were itching to talk about it.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY►barefaced lies
Why are you telling such barefaced lies?
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES►a barefaced lie
British English, a bald-faced lie American English (=an obvious lie that is told with no sense of shame)· How can you stand there and tell me such a barefaced lie?
used to describe a remark or action that is clearly untrue or unpleasant, and that shows that you do not care about offending someoneSYN blatant: Why are you telling such barefaced lies?