face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out"
Used in a Sentence
brazen
How to use brazen in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for brazen.
Editorial note
The way they're doing it is so naked, so brazen, that it's bound to cause a larger backlash.
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Quick take
face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of brazen gathered in one view.
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; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness)
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for brazen.
verb
face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out"
adjective
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; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
See also: audacious, barefaced, bodacious, bald-faced, brassy, brazen-faced, insolent
adjective
made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness)
Example sentences
The way they're doing it is so naked, so brazen, that it's bound to cause a larger backlash.
On the one hand, yes, you probably do not want such a brazen liar leading your company.
The most brazen thing I'm willing to do is highlight some of my observations and follow where those observations might lead.
The real purpose of HN for PG to hawk his investments while not being too brazen about it. Anything that takes too much attention that he has algos he tweaks every day to take care of that peskiness.
How can the author make such brazen claims without having talked to a Boeing engineer or visited the factory?
As they get away with things, they get more brazen, so there turns out not to be much middle ground in practice between the OK "one for the road" and carting things out by the case.
"The Cheney administration was openly deceitful, as it were, a brazen set of liars fronted by an idiot stooge.
> The Cheney administration was openly deceitful, as it were, a brazen set of liars fronted by an idiot stooge.
But the Chrome team is flat-out arrogant here: they want to build a zero-configuration product, and they're quite brazen about it, and Fuck You if you're blind or deaf or whatever.
Zynga's notable because of how brazen it is, not because the screw-employees-at-exit story is never-before-told...
I've read hundreds of articles that mistake correlation with causation, but never one so brazen as to straight up interchange the words:"[Commuting] correlates with an increased risk of obesity, divorce, neck pain, stress, worry, and sleeplessness.
As unlikely as it is that of ~30 paid likes nearly all were were inactive facebook users who were otherwise compelled to interact with my paid promotion, it is equally unlikely that facebook would be so brazen in committing fraud on advertisers by creating and managing fake accounts to click paid promotion/ads which could easily be proven.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use brazen in a sentence?
The way they're doing it is so naked, so brazen, that it's bound to cause a larger backlash.
What does brazen mean?
face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out"
What part of speech is brazen?
brazen is commonly used as verb, adjective.