Obs. exc. dial. [f. FACE sb. + -Y.]
Characterized by ‘face’; insolent, impudent.
1605. B. Jonson, Volpone, II. ii. These turdy-facy-nasty-paty-lousy-fartical rogues.
1887. Darlington, Folk-speech S. Cheshire, Gloss. ‘I should ha’ thowt nowt at doin’ summat for him if he hadnur ha’ bin so facy.’
