full-faced

adj, adv — 4 senses

full-faced

adj

Etymology From full + faced.

1

Having a plump or round face.

  • a chubby, full-faced child
2

Having the face fully turned toward any person or thing; facing.

  • "Why not?" demanded Joolby, turning on his props to regard George with the blank full-faced stare that presented his disconcerting features in their most pronounced aspect. "What's the difficulty?"1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
  • I've come to see she is a voiceless person in her world, and so I try to remember to stop and give her my full-faced attention when I see her.2011, Jan Johnson, Living a Purpose-Full Life:
3

Showing the face fully, completely, or intact.

  • full-faced and full-length figures

full-faced

adv

Etymology From full + faced.

1

In a full-faced manner.

  • So God declines to show Moses His glory full-faced, but He promises to do something else: He will allow Moses to glimpse the glory that follows His presence and then to proclaim, or explain to him, His name — the name of the Lord.2005, Richard L. Neil, The God You Thought You Knew:

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