red-faced
adj1
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, face.
- I suppose that nowadays the red-faced farmers, whose invariable topic (so a friendly guard who understood Welsh told me) was sheep and their prices, find their own cars or the buses more convenient than a Western Region main line for their short-distance peregrinations to market.1955 January, R. S. McNaught, “From the Severn to the Mersey by Great Western”, in Railway Magazine, page 18:
- A red-faced bird with a striking white head and underside, and black-and-white wings and tail, the Palmnut Vulture lives in tropical forested areas of Africa, often by lakes, rivers, and seashores.2004, Robin Chittenden, Birds of Prey of the World, page 31:
› With a red face; flushed, due to emotional…
2
Broadly embarrassed
- A red-faced John edged his way quietly out of the room.
3
Broadly inebriate
- Coming home late and red-faced every night from the pub is not what I expected of you.
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Broadly angry
- The customer gave a red-faced account of the argument with the waiter.
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Broadly flustered
- "I can't for the life of me think where I left the tickets!", she cried out, red-faced.
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Broadly exhausted
- He collapsed, red-faced from the effort, against the door jamb.