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bold·face

(bōld′fās′) Printing

Abbr. bf Type with thick heavy lines.

adj.

Typeset or printed in thick heavy type.

tr.v. bold·faced, bold·fac·ing, bold·fac·es

1. To mark (copy) for printing in this type.

2. To set or print in this type.

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boldfaced

adjective

Rude and disrespectful:

assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart.

Informal: brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity.

Slang: wise.

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