bald
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6.1
- adjective
- /bɔld/
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descarado
- Remember that construction schedules are hopeful at best and bald-faced lies at worst.
- bald assertion
OK, that's that's a weirdly bald confession.
- OK, that's that's a weirdly bald confession.
- It is a bald face lie and a ridiculous trope, particularly to teachers, particularly to these men and women that work for very little pay.
Examples
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The fact that you're being this bald about it.
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Did you ever in your born days hear such a bald-faced lie?
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Note: They launch their argument with a bald claim that the destruction was legal.
Blog text (3) -
That is a bald-faced lie!
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Your comment about the 3,000 that died is a bald-faced lie of its own.
Blog text (13) -
If you insist on going through with such bald-faced deceit, I shall have no recourse but to fight you with every means in my power.
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I'm accusing you directly of being a bald-faced liar and schemer on a Borgian scale," Bedlington thundered.
Fiction book (1990) -
The politician's bald statement shocked many, as it openly acknowledged the failures of his administration.
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Her bald honesty about the situation left no room for misunderstanding.
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He appreciated her bald admission that she had made a mistake.
Synonyms
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7.4
Clearly not hidden and showing no shame
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6.9
Very bold and without shame, for example a lie told openly without hiding it
Simple and plain in style, giving only basic facts
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- US
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2.9
A large North American bird with a white head and tail and dark brown body, symbol of the United States
- US
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7.4
A large tree that loses its leaves and grows in swamps in the southeastern United States
- US
Wood from the tree used for furniture and outdoor building because it resists rot
A large black and white hornet in North America that builds paper nests in trees and defends them
A large tree with a wide trunk base that grows in swamps of the southern United States
How Blunt
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bald (plain, blunt) grew from the idea of being 'bare' or without cover, so a bald statement is one that is openly 'plain' and not hidden. That's why we call a very clear, direct lie a 'bald' lie.