boldfaced

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Of text emphasized by being set in a font having thicker strokes, yielding a heavier or darker appearance.
2. adjective Important, prominent.

   boldface(d) names

3. adjective Eggcorn of bald-faced; impudent, brazen.

   He had the bold-faced effrontery to ask for a raise.

4. verb simple past and past participle of boldface

   He boldfaced the quote so it would stand out even though I told him it looked ugly.

Similar words

bold-faced straight-faced brass brazen bold impudent boldacious bold as brass audacious procacious

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