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Webster 1913 Edition

Effrontery

Ef-front′er-y

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Effronteries
(#)
.
[F.
effronterie
, fr.
effronté
shameless, fr. L.
effrons
,
-ontis
, putting forth the forehead, i. e., barefaced, shameless;
ex
+
frons
the forehead. See
Front
.]
Impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the bounds of duty or decorum; insulting presumptuousness; shameless boldness; barefaced assurance.
Syn. – Impudence; sauciness. See
Impudence
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Effrontery

EFFRONT'ERY

,
Noun.
Impudence; assurance; shameless boldness; sauciness; boldness transgressing the bounds of modesty and decorum. Effrontry is a sure mark of ill breading.

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