Boldfaced

Adjective

Definitions

1.AdjectiveOf text emphasized by being set in a font having thicker strokes, yielding a heavier or darker appearance.

2.AdjectiveImportant, prominent.

"boldface(d) names"

3.AdjectiveEggcorn of bald-faced; impudent, brazen.

"He had the bold-faced effrontery to ask for a raise."

4.Verbsimple past and past participle of boldface

"He boldfaced the quote so it would stand out even though I told him it looked ugly."

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