I. ˈbrāz ə n adjective
Etymology: Middle English brasen, from Old English bræsen, from bræs brass + -en — more at brass
1. : made of brass
priests drinking from brazen cups
2. : sounding harsh and loud like resounding brass : brassy , clangorous
the horrible brazen voice of the fire bell — Elmer Davis
3.
a.
(1) : lacking or insensitive to moral principle : unscrupulous
a brazen criminal
(2) : done in the open or in plain sight with or as if with complete scorn of public opinion, the common good, or ethical principle
brazen aggression
a brazen violation of the rules
b. : lacking modesty : shameless
a brazen hussy
4.
a. : unabashedly frank : lacking delicacy or qualifications
a brazen tongue
brazen announcements
b. : loud and showy : gaudy
brand new brazen store fronts
5.
a. : of the color of polished brass : as bright or shiny as polished brass
a brazen sky at sunset
b. : extreme , intense
brazen heat
Synonyms: see shameless
II. transitive verb
( brazened ; brazened ; brazening -z( ə )niŋ ; brazens )
: to face (an accusation or an accuser) with resolution or defiance or impudence : carry off (a situation) boldly and imperturbably — used usually with out or through and commonly in the phrase brazen it out
would the prisoner brazen it out or break down and confess