Word of the Day for Tuesday, December 14, 2010
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brazen \BREY-zuhn\, adjective:
brazen \BREY-zuhn\, adjective:
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1. Shameless or impudent.
1. Shameless or impudent.
2. Made of brass.
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The B.O. and his fellow Dems have been profoundly brazen in their muscling through their unwanted legislation!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Brazen has its source in an Old English form of the same word, meaning "of brass." When the Z was introduced to the English alphabet, meaning and spelling seemed to have shifted.
Brazen has its source in an Old English form of the same word, meaning "of brass." When the Z was introduced to the English alphabet, meaning and spelling seemed to have shifted.
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