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effrontuous

effrontuous adjective: insolent and shameless.

Adjective

effrontuous (comparative more effrontuous, superlative most effrontuous)

  1. (rare) Insolent and shameless.

Forms of effrontuous

comparativemore effrontuous
superlativemost effrontuous

Questions about effrontuous

What does effrontuous mean?
Effrontuous means insolent and shameless.
What part of speech is effrontuous?
Effrontuous is an adjective.

Words near effrontuous in the dictionary

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

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