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brazenly

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈbɹeɪ.zən.li/
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  • CMU ARPABET: B R EY1 Z AH0 N L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a brazen (shamelessly shocking and offensive) manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Boldly or cheekily.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in a brazen manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he spoke brazenly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English brazen Middle English -ly English -ly English brazenly From brazen + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: julkeasti — In a brazen manner
  • Finnish: röyhkeästi — In a brazen manner
  • French: effrontément — In a brazen manner
  • German: unverschämterweise — In a brazen manner
  • Hindi: निर्लज्जतापूर्वक (nirlajjatāpūrvak) — In a brazen manner
  • Polish: arogancko — In a brazen manner
  • Polish: bezczelnie — In a brazen manner
  • Polish: bezwstydnie — In a brazen manner
  • Polish: impertynencko — In a brazen manner
  • Polish: zuchwale — In a brazen manner
  • Romanian: nerușinat — In a brazen manner
  • Spanish: descaradamente — In a brazen manner
  • Spanish: atrevidamente — In a brazen manner
  • Spanish: desvergonzadamente — In a brazen manner