facyn.
/ˈfeɪsi/ Obsolete exc. dialect.
Characterized by ‘face’; insolent, impudent.
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the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adjective]
thristec897
bolda1000
keen1297
apert1330
smartc1400
malaperta1425
overbolda1425
affronted1485
saucy1511
impertinata1525
over-familiar1529
pert1535
cocket1537
cockapert1556
contumelious1561
impudent1563
brass-bold1582
pertlike1582
paughtya1586
audacious1586
copped1597
effronted1598
petulant1598
dortya1605
rufty-tufty1606
facy1607
snappish1608
bold-faceda1616
over-pert1621
impertinent1631
procacious1660
insolent1678
calleting1691
effrontuousa1734
imperent1771
free1775
sassy1799
pawky1809
iron-sideda1825
gilpie1835
cheeky1838
fresh1843
snouty1858
nebby1873
gay1889
nebsy1894
nervy1896
brass neck1925
facety1928
facey1929
brass-necked1935
chutzpadik1959
1607 B. Jonson Volpone ii. ii. sig. D4v These turdy-facy-nasty-patie-lousie-farticall rogues. View more context for this quotation
1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire I should ha' thowt nowt at doin' summat for him if he hadnur ha' bin sŏ facy.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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