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effrontery - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'effrontery' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Effrontery [ n.]
- Impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the bounds of duty or decorum; insulting presumptuousness; shameless boldness; barefaced assurance.

Meaning of 'effrontery' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . effrontery [ n]
Meaning (1):
- audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
Example in sentence:
  • he despised them for their presumptuousness

Nearby Words:

effable efface effaceable effaced effacement effacing effascinate effascination effect effected

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