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+)