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unshamefast

unshamefast adjective: not shamefast.

Adjective

unshamefast (comparative more unshamefast, superlative most unshamefast)

  1. (archaic) Not shamefast.
  2. (obsolete) Shameless, impudent.
    • VVhat barbarous mindes for grieuance more than needs,
      Vnnaturallie ſeeks wreake vpon their Lord,
      Their true annointed Prince, their lawfull king:
      So dare this blind vnſhamefaſt multitude,
      Lay violent hands they wot not why nor where: […]1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], →OCLC, Act I

Forms of unshamefast

comparativemore unshamefast
superlativemost unshamefast

Origin of unshamefast

Inherited from Middle English unshamefast, unshamfast, from Old English unsċamfæst, equivalent to un- + shamefast.

Words formed from unshamefast

Questions about unshamefast

What does unshamefast mean?
Unshamefast means not shamefast.
What part of speech is unshamefast?
Unshamefast is an adjective.

Words near unshamefast in the dictionary

  1. unshamable
  2. unshameable
  3. unshamed
  4. unshamefaced
  5. unshamefacedness
  6. unshamefast
  7. unshamefastness
  8. unshameful
  9. unshamefully
  10. unshammed
  11. unshampooed

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