Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outbrazen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: out-brazen
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stand one's ground or maintain one's point, or defend bad deeds in a brazen manner.

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To surpass in impudence.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"But of these folks honestly, and the asseverations of traiterous popish Priests, when at their Tryals or Executions they would outbrazen their guilt with pretensions of innocence"
"his better-half[…]outbrazens the sins of her husband, bullies the soldiers, and cringes to the officers"
"see their impudence outbrazen'd by a club of mortal puritans"
"Could you not face the world and outbrazen the Devil?"

Etymology

From out- + brazen.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: out

Usage

Inflected Forms

outbrazens (present, singular) outbrazening (participle, present) outbrazened (participle, past) outbrazened (past)

Synonyms

brazen out

Questions

What does outbrazen mean?: To stand one's ground or maintain one's point, or defend bad deeds in a brazen manner.
Where does outbrazen come from?: From out- + brazen.

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