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effronterous

effronterous adjective: insolent and shameless.

Adjective

effronterous (comparative more effronterous, superlative most effronterous)

  1. (rare) Insolent and shameless.

Forms of effronterous

comparativemore effronterous
superlativemost effronterous

Origin of effronterous

From effrontery + -ous.

Questions about effronterous

What does effronterous mean?
Effronterous means insolent and shameless.
What part of speech is effronterous?
Effronterous is an adjective.

Words near effronterous in the dictionary

  1. effrenate
  2. effrenation
  3. effront
  4. effronted
  5. effronteries
  6. effronterous
  7. effrontery
  8. effronting
  9. effrontit
  10. effronts
  11. effrontuous

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