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red-faced
[ red-feyst ]
adjective
- having a red face.
- blushing or flushed with embarrassment, anger, resentment, or the like.
red-faced
/ ˌrɛdˈfeɪsɪdlɪ; -ˈfeɪstlɪ /
adjective
- flushed with embarrassment or anger
- having a florid complexion
Derived Forms
- red-facedly, adverb
Other Words From
- red-fac·ed·ly [red, -, fey, -sid-lee, -, feyst, -lee], adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of red-faced1
Example Sentences
I do recall one time, though, when a burly, red-faced command sergeant major became very hands-on.
Ferrell (as Burgundy) still decided to sing a special theme song for the gigantic, sweaty, red-faced politician.
A rustic-chic silver-mining town of about 2,500 people, Telluride is surrounded on all sides by red-faced mountains.
Dell, the personal computer giant, issued a red-faced apology Monday for a gaffe the company likely hoped would go away.
“He was pretty ticked off … upset and red-faced,” the 33-year-old testified.
"I'll take charge of this, Captain Dobson," he brusquely informed the red-faced numskull.
Gatti watched the fat, red faced man wielding fork and knife, eating the spaghetti with great relish.
Mr. Creed and I went to the red-faced Parson's church, and heard a good sermon of him, better than I looked for.
At once I noticed that a new man had appeared among them—a red-faced, stocky man wearing a frock-coat and a shiny silk hat.
Red-faced and white-bearded, he was unmistakably an Englishman of the upper class.
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