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unshamed

unshamed adjective: not shamed.

Adjective

unshamed (comparative more unshamed, superlative most unshamed)

  1. Not shamed.
    • [Oscar] Wilde, being a first-class subversive, implies that the Wicked Lady, an unshamed adventureress and serial lover, ought be admired for the courage of her convictions: by contrast he mocks the aristocrats as immoralists desperate to be caught in a good light.2002 February 22, Nicholas de Jongh, “Escapist pleasure as Vanessa and Joely share stage”, in Evening Standard, London, page 7
    Synonyms:
    unashamed

Synonyms of unshamed

Forms of unshamed

comparativemore unshamed
superlativemost unshamed

Origin of unshamed

From un- + shamed.

Questions about unshamed

What does unshamed mean?
Unshamed means not shamed.
What part of speech is unshamed?
Unshamed is an adjective.

Words near unshamed in the dictionary

  1. unshales
  2. unshaling
  3. unshallow
  4. unshamable
  5. unshameable
  6. unshamed
  7. unshamefaced
  8. unshamefacedness
  9. unshamefast
  10. unshamefastness
  11. unshameful

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