英语词汇“effronted”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

effronted

释义

† eˈffronted, ppl. a. Obs.
[f. F. effronté, OF. esfronté (= It. sfrontato):—late L. *ex- (ef-)frontātus, f. (*ex-) ef-frons, f. ex out, without + frons forehead + -ed. (The L. frons occurs in the sense of ‘ability to blush’, so that effrons prob. meant ‘unblushing’; cf. browless, frontless. Some, however, suppose the lit. sense to be ‘putting forth the forehead’.)]
Shameless, barefaced, unblushingly insolent.
1598E. Guilpin Skial. (1878) 41 Yet their effronted thoughts adulterate, Think the blind world holds them legitimate.1612J. Taylor (Water P.) Sculler Wks. iii. 17/2 He..with his effrontit shamelesse face, Seemes to command the diuell.1614Sir W. Alexander Doomesday ii. (R.) Th' effronted whore prophetically showne By holy John in his mysterious scrouls.1641Relat. Answ. Earl Strafford 97 Others..imputed this to his effronted boldnesse.
Hence † eˈffrontedly adv., in a barefaced manner; shamelessly.
1628Sir R. Le Grys tr. Barclay's Argenis 216 Lest my Vncle..should the more effrontedly execute vpon mee the remainder [of his treachery].1680Hickes Spir. Popery 40 To shew..how effrontedly this Antiepiscoparian speaks.

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