English

Alternative forms

• redfaced

Adjective

red-faced ‎(comparative more red-faced, superlative most red-faced)

1. Used other than as an idiom. Having a face that is the color red.
   • 2004, Robin Chittenden, Birds of Prey of the World, page 31:

     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.

2. With a red face; flushed, due to emotional or physical causes.
   1. (by extension) embarrassed

      A red-faced John edged his way quietly out of the room.

   2. (by extension) inebriate

      Coming home late and red-faced every night from the pub is not what I expected of you.

   3. (by extension) angry

      The customer gave a red-faced account of the argument with the waiter.

   4. (by extension) flustered

      "I can't for the life of me think where I left the tickets!", she cried out, red-faced.

   5. (by extension) exhausted

      He collapsed, red-faced from the effort, against the door jamb.