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unfaced

unfaced adjective: not faced; not taken on or confronted.

Adjective

unfaced (not comparable)

  1. Not faced; not taken on or confronted.
    • Democrats also have an unfaced crisis.2009 January 16, David Brooks, “An Economy of Faith and Trust”, in New York Times
  2. (usually) Having a vapor barrier (also called vapor retarder) that blocks moisture from moving from one space to another.

Origin of unfaced

From un- + faced.

Questions about unfaced

What does unfaced mean?
Unfaced means not faced; not taken on or confronted.
What part of speech is unfaced?
Unfaced is an adjective.

Words near unfaced in the dictionary

  1. unfabled
  2. unfabricated
  3. unfabulous
  4. unface
  5. unfaceable
  6. unfaced
  7. unfaces
  8. unfaceted
  9. unfacetious
  10. unfacetiously
  11. unfacile

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