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   brazen

   /ˈbreɪzn/

   adjective

   • 1. bold and without shame: "he went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance" Similar boldshamelessas bold as brassbrazen-facedforwardpresumptuousbrashimmodestunashamedunabashedunembarrassedunblushingdefiantimpudentinsolentimpertinentcheekypertbarefacedblatantflagrantundisguisedinformal:brassypushysaucyOpposite timidshy
   • 2. made of brass: literary, archaic "brazen fire irons" Similar brassmade of brassmetallic
   • ▪ harsh in sound: "the music's brazen chords"

   verb

   • 1. endure an embarrassing or difficult situation by behaving with apparent confidence and lack of shame: "there was nothing to do but brazen it out"

   Word Origin Old Englishbræsen ‘made of brass’, from bræs ‘brass’, of unknown ultimate origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. brazenness noun

   Scrabble Points: 17

   • B

     3

   • R

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   • A

     1

   • Z

     10

   • E

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   • N

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