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red-faced

red·fa·ced

uncommon

adjective

1.

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

  • “crimson with fury”
  • “turned red from exertion”
  • “with puffy reddened eyes”
  • “red-faced and violent”
  • “flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment”
2.

having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset

  • “the blushing boy was brought before the Principal”
  • “her blushful beau”
  • “was red-faced with anger”

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