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effrontery
What does effrontery mean?
effrontery (noun): insolent and shameless audacity.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use effrontery in a sentence?
- We even had the effrontery to suggest that he should leave the country. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce effrontery?
/ɪˈfɹʌntəɹi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does effrontery come from?
From late 17th century French effronterie, from effronté (“shameless, insolent”), from Old French esfronté, from Vulgar Latin *exfrontātus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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