Local English word record

red-faced

adjective · 2 senses

(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion

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Examples

  • crimson with fury
  • turned red from exertion
  • with puffy reddened eyes
  • red-faced and violent
  • flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment

Word relationships

Synonyms

crimson, red, reddened, flushed

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Princeton WordNet 3.0