brazenly

UK: /ˈbreɪz^ənli/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

bra•zen /ˈbreɪzən/   adj. 

1. bold and shameless or impudent:
   brazen disrespect.

Idioms

2. Idioms brazen it out or through, [no object] to face something shamelessly:
   Even though she was wrong, she went into the meeting determined to brazen it out and get her job back.

bra•zen•ly, adv. 
bra•zen•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

bra•zen  (brā′zən), adj. 

1. shameless or impudent:
   brazen presumption.
2. made of brass.
3. like brass, as in sound, color, or strength.

v.t. 

4. to make brazen or bold.
5. brazen out or through, to face boldly or shamelessly:
   He prefers to brazen it out rather than admit defeat.

• Middle English brasen (adjective, adjectival), Old English bræsen of brass bef. 1000

bra′zen•ly, adv. 
bra′zen•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1, 3. brassy.
• 1. insolent, defiant. See bold.