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in-your-face

in-your-face adjective: aggressively or blatantly confrontational.

Adjective

in-your-face (comparative more in-your-face, superlative most in-your-face)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Aggressively or blatantly confrontational.
    • But the firm’s in-your-face attitude—and the relentless pressure to perform—takes its toll.2011 July 18, John Cassidy, “Mastering the Machine”, in The New Yorker, →ISSN
    • It's sexual but not quite so in-your-face.2013 November 7, Jewly Wright, “K.T. Oslin: The Cream Interview”, in Nashville Scene

Examples of in-your-face in a sentence

  • The in-your-face name was deliberate, Ms.2021 August 2, Taylor Lorenz, “The App With the Unprintable Name That Wants to Give Power to Creators”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
  • This new in-your-face type marketing can now be seen across much of the North of England.2026 January 21, Andy Comfort, “The RAIL Interview”, in RAIL, number 1053, page 31:

Forms of in-your-face

comparativemore in-your-face
superlativemost in-your-face
alternative formin your face

Questions about in-your-face

What does in-your-face mean?
In-your-face means aggressively or blatantly confrontational.
How do you use in-your-face in a sentence?
The in-your-face name was deliberate, Ms.
What part of speech is in-your-face?
In-your-face is an adjective.

Words near in-your-face in the dictionary

  1. in-vitro fertilization
  2. in-vitro fertilizations
  3. in-winter
  4. in-world
  5. in-yer-face
  6. in-your-face
  7. in.
  8. INA
  9. Ina Bauer
  10. Ina Bauers
  11. Inaba

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