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smooth-faced

smooth-facedadjective

smoother-faced

Comp.

smoothest-faced

Super.

Compound adjective; can be used both literally (lacking facial hair/irregularities) and figuratively (smug, brazenly assured).

Translations

The boy was smooth-faced and could not yet grow a beard.

Мальчик был гладколицым и ещё не мог отрастить бороду.

Additional translations

самоуверенныйФигуральное значение

безбородыйУпотребляется, когда подчёркивается отсутствие растительности на лице

наглыйФигуральное значение: самоуверенный, бесстыдный

Definitions

Having a face that is smooth, free of hair, wrinkles, or blemishes.

The boy was smooth-faced and could not yet grow a beard.

Figuratively, displaying brazen or smug assurance; shamelessly confident.

The smooth-faced politician promised reforms he never intended to deliver.

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