He had the bold-faced effrontery to ask for a raise
2. Printing(of type)
having thick, heavy lines
Derived forms
bold-facedly (ˈbouldˌfeisɪdli, -ˌfeist-)
adverb
bold-facedness
noun
Word origin
[1585–95]This word is first recorded in the period 1585–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: filament, keyhole, naturalize, sine, switch
Examples of 'bold-faced' in a sentence
bold-faced
A bold-faced charlatan, a low-minded quack, who had enjoyed far more and longer success than he had ever deserved.