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shameproof

shameproof adjective: resistant to shame.

Adjective

shameproof (comparative more shameproof, superlative most shameproof)

  1. resistant to shame
    • We are shame-proofe my Lord: and 'tis some policie,c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Forms of shameproof

comparativemore shameproof
superlativemost shameproof

Origin of shameproof

From shame + -proof.

Questions about shameproof

What does shameproof mean?
Shameproof means resistant to shame.
What part of speech is shameproof?
Shameproof is an adjective.

Words near shameproof in the dictionary

  1. shamelessnesses
  2. shamelike
  3. shamen
  4. shameplant
  5. shameplants
  6. shameproof
  7. shamer
  8. shamers
  9. shames
  10. shamesim
  11. shamesome

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