brazen.

1. Boldly disregarding shame, criticism, or accepted restraints.

2. Made of brass or resembling its color or ringing sound.

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Words that belong together

• brazen lie
• brazen defiance

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He repeated the brazen lie while the signed confession lay between them.

Her brazen defiance left the council briefly speechless.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Comparative more brazen; superlative most brazen where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.