red-faced
[
red
-
feyst
]
/ˈrɛdˈfeɪst/
adjective
1.
having a red face.
2.
blushing or flushed with embarrassment, anger, resentment, or the like.
Origin
1570-80
Related forms
red-facedly
[
red
-
fey
-sid-lee, -
feyst
-lee]
/ˈrɛdˈfeɪ sɪd li, -ˈfeɪst li/
(
Show IPA
),
adverb
Examples from the web for
red-faced
The world lived with a verdant cosmos for three months, until the researchers issued a
red-faced
retraction.
It was after midnight, and they were all
red-faced
after an evening drinking sorghum spirits.
British Dictionary definitions for
red-faced
red-faced
adjective
1.
flushed with embarrassment or anger
2.
having a florid complexion
Derived Forms
red-facedly
(
ˌrɛdˈfeɪsɪdlɪ
;
-ˈfeɪstlɪ
)
adverb
Slang definitions & phrases for
red-faced
red-faced
adjective
Embarrassed; abashed; guilty-looking
(1950s+)