Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EF-FRONT'ER-Y
EF-FRONT'ER-Y, n. [Fr. effronterie, from front.]
Impudence; assurance; shameless boldness; sauciness; boldness transgressing the bounds of modesty and decorum. Effrontery is a sure mark of ill-breeding.
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