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effrontery definition

ef·fron·tery (e frunt′ər ē, i-)

noun

  1. unashamed boldness; impudence; audacity; presumption
  2. pl. effronteries -·ter·ies an act or instance of this

Etymology: Fr effronterie < effronté, shameless, bold < L effrons, barefaced, shameless < ex-, from + frons, forehead: see front

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