brazen

[Bra·zen]

With brazen disregard for the sign that said "no cellphones please" the woman took a long call in the doctor's office waiting room. Brazen refers to something shocking, done shamelessly.

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Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, brass.

Verb
face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out"

Adjective S.
unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick materi

Adjective
made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness)


a.
Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, brass.

a.
Sounding harsh and loud, like resounding brass.

a.
Impudent; immodest; shameless; having a front like brass; as, a brazen countenance.

v. t.
To carry through impudently or shamelessly; as, to brazen the matter through.


Brazen

Bra"zen , a.[OE. brasen, AS. br'91sen. See Brass.] 1. Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, brass. 2. Sounding harsh and loud, like resounding brass. 3. Impudent; immodest; shameless; having a front like brass; as, a brazen countenance. Brazen age. (a) (Myth.) The age of war and lawlessness which succeeded the silver age. (b) (Arch'91ol.) See under Bronze. -- Brazen sea (Jewish Antiq.), a large laver of brass, placed in Solomon's temple for the use of the priests.

Brazen

Bra"zen, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brazened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Brazening.] To carry through impudently or shamelessly; as, to brazen the matter through.
Sabina brazened it out before Mrs. Wygram, but inwardly she was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect.

Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, brass.

To carry through impudently or shamelessly; as, to brazen the matter through.

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Usage Examples

In short, it is not that evolutionary naturalists have been less brazen than the scientific creationists in holding science hostage, but rather that they have been infinitely more effective in getting away with it.

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