effrontit

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adjective

Marked by impudence; shameless.

OriginFrench effronté →
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Meanings

adjectiveeffrontit (comparative more effrontit, superlative most effrontit)

comparative more effrontit · superlative most effrontit

  1. obsoleteMarked by impudence; shameless.

    From men besotted he doth honour steale, And yet with his effrontit shamelesse face, Seemes to command the diuell that gaue him place.

    1612, Jeremy Taylor, The Scvller Rowing From Tiber To Thames

Origin

  1. Frencheffronté
  2. Englisheffrontit

French effronté.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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