face-saving

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Adjective
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face-sav=ing

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective face-saving has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

face-savingadj. 
     allowing one to maintain one's dignity or prestige; designed to avoid admitting something embarrassing; as, a face-saving compromise; -- of actions.  [WordNet 1.5]

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