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effrontit

effrontit adjective: marked by impudence; shameless.

Adjective

effrontit (comparative more effrontit, superlative most effrontit)

  1. (obsolete) Marked by impudence; shameless.
    • From men besotted he doth honour steale, And yet with his effrontit shamelesse face, Seemes to command the diuell that gaue him place.1612, Jeremy Taylor, The Scvller Rowing From Tiber To Thames

Forms of effrontit

comparativemore effrontit
superlativemost effrontit

Origin of effrontit

French effronté.

Questions about effrontit

What does effrontit mean?
Effrontit means marked by impudence; shameless.
What part of speech is effrontit?
Effrontit is an adjective.

Words near effrontit in the dictionary

  1. effronted
  2. effronteries
  3. effronterous
  4. effrontery
  5. effronting
  6. effrontit
  7. effronts
  8. effrontuous
  9. effs
  10. effs and blinds
  11. effs and jeffs

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