All 3 Uses of
brazen
in
The Adventures of Augie March
- Toward these, heartiness or brazening wasn't indicated, but what was necessary was to prove that in addition to everything he was also a lover.
Chpt 11brazening = being bold and unconcerned with what others consider proper
- We brazened our way into a movie and sat in the back row; here the sound got him even worse, and I was afraid he'd blow his top.
Chpt 15brazened = went boldly
- Even the big brazen Wall Street louse with his suckers full of blood did more good in the form of a devil than these rich men who were worried, he said, like everybody else.
Chpt 21 *brazen = bold and unrestrained by what others consider proper
Definitions:
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(1)
(brazen) bold and unrestrained by what others consider proper
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, brazen can reference something made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness). It can also reference an especially loud or harsh sound.