EFFRONTERIES

Noun

effronteries

plural of effrontery

Source: Wiktionary


EFFRONTERY

Ef*front"er*y, n.; pl. Effronteries. Etym: [F. effronterie, fr. effronté shameless, fr. L. effrons, -ontis, putting forth the forehead, i. e., barefaced, shameless; ex + frons the forehead. See Front.]

Definition: Impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the bounds of duty or decorum; insulting presumptuousness; shameless boldness; barefaced assurance. Corruption lost nothing of its effrontery. Bancroft.

Syn.

– Impudence; sauciness. See Impudence.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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