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guiltfree

guiltfree adjective: not experiencing guilt.

Adjective

guiltfree (not comparable)

  1. Not experiencing guilt.
    • Light relief is given by the carelessly happy and guiltfree (because unmarried) lovers Varvara (Barbara Walker) and Vanya (Paul Crook)...1973, Country Life, volume 154, page 899
    • For the first time in my life I was guiltfree...1996, Valerie Sayers, Brain fever
  2. Not causing guilt
    • Historically, eating has been a source of great pleasure. It is increasingly a source of guilt. Advertisers recognize and capitalize on this with commercials promoting “guilt-free” foods.1998 December 15, Raymond Lemberg, Leigh Cohn, Eating Disorders: A Reference Sourcebook, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 57

Adverb

guiltfree (not comparable)

  1. Without experiencing guilt.

Origin of guiltfree

From guilt + -free.

Questions about guiltfree

What does guiltfree mean?
Guiltfree means not experiencing guilt.
What part of speech is guiltfree?
Guiltfree can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near guiltfree in the dictionary

  1. guiltened
  2. guiltening
  3. guiltens
  4. guilter
  5. guilters
  6. guiltfree
  7. guiltie
  8. guiltier
  9. guilties
  10. guiltiest
  11. guiltily

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