Meaning
brazen, cheeky, shameless
- impudent, boldly disrespectful, or lacking shame
In a sentence
Quel ragazzo risponde sempre in modo sfacciato ai professori.
That boy always talks back cheekily to the teachers.
Ha detto una bugia davvero sfacciata senza nemmeno arrossire.
He told a truly barefaced lie without even blushing.
Non trovi che la sua richiesta economica sia decisamente sfacciata?
Don't you find his financial request downright brazen?
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sfacciato | masculine · singular |
| sfacciata | feminine · singular |
| sfacciati | masculine · plural |
| sfacciate | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Derived from 'faccia' (face) with privative 's-', literally meaning 'without shame in one's face'.
- Can also describe extreme luck ('fortuna sfacciata').