brazenly

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/ˈbɹeɪ.zən.li/

adverb

In a brazen (shamelessly shocking and offensive) manner.

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audaciouslyintrepidly
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Meanings

adverbbrazenly (comparative more brazenly or brazenlier, superlative most brazenly or brazenliest)

comparative more brazenly · comparative brazenlier · superlative most brazenly · superlative brazenliest

  1. In a brazen (shamelessly shocking and offensive) manner.
  2. Boldly or cheekily.

    It was playtime - or rather ‘break’ - and I had brazenly joined in a game of football on the school parade ground.

    1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 35

Synonyms & antonyms

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audaciouslyintrepidly

Origin

From brazen + -ly.

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Translations

Finnish julkeasti, röyhkeästi
  • julkeastiIn a brazen manner
  • röyhkeästiIn a brazen manner
French effrontément
  • effrontémentIn a brazen manner
German unverschämterweise
  • unverschämterweiseIn a brazen manner
Hindi निर्लज्जतापूर्वक
  • निर्लज्जतापूर्वक (nirlajjatāpūrvak)In a brazen manner
Polish arogancko, bezczelnie
  • aroganckoIn a brazen manner
  • bezczelnieIn a brazen manner
  • bezwstydnieIn a brazen manner
  • impertynenckoIn a brazen manner
  • zuchwaleIn a brazen manner
Romanian nerușinat
  • nerușinatIn a brazen manner
Spanish descaradamente, atrevidamente
  • descaradamenteIn a brazen manner
  • atrevidamenteIn a brazen manner
  • desvergonzadamenteIn a brazen manner
Cite this entry
APA

brazenly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brazenly

MLA

“brazenly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brazenly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brazenly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brazenly.

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