frontless
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- frontlessly adverb
- frontlessness noun
Etymology
Origin of frontless
Example Sentences
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He is restrained, frontless company: clever, composed, serious even, behind the fine beak and popping eyes.
From The Guardian • May 5, 2016
People talked about weather, washing machines, colds, divorce, children's appetites, and at times, after a few drinks, about that fascinating postwar fiction, the frontless evening gown.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Shadowy and unreal! frontless as thou art!" exclaimed the King.
From Quentin Durward by Scott, Walter, Sir
In short, he is a demagogue in embryo, with every quality necessary to a splendid success in that vocation,—a strong voice, a fluent utterance, an incessant iteration, and a frontless impudence.
From Our Village by Mitford, Mary Russell
O thou frontless impudence, more than a big- bellied actress!
From The Way of the World by Congreve, William
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