shamelessly


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shame·less

 (shām′lĭs)
adj.
1. Feeling no shame; impervious to disgrace.
2. Marked by a lack of shame: a shameless lie.

shame′less·ly adv.
shame′less·ness n.
Synonyms: shameless, brazen, barefaced, brash1, impudent, unblushing
These adjectives apply to that which defies social or moral proprieties and is marked by a bold lack of shame. Shameless implies a lack of modesty, sense of decency, or regard for others' rights or feelings: a shameless liar; a shameless accusation. Brazen suggests flagrant, insolent audacity: a brazen impostor; brazen arrogance. Barefaced specifies undisguised brazenness: a barefaced hypocrite; a barefaced lie. Brash stresses impetuousness, lack of tact, and often crass indifference to consequences or to considerations of decency: a brash newcomer; brash demands. Impudent suggests offensive boldness or effrontery: an impudent student; an impudent misrepresentation. Unblushing implies an inappropriate lack of shame or embarrassment: an unblushing apologist; unblushing obsequiousness.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.shamelessly - without shame; "he unashamedly abandoned the project when he realized he would not gain from it"
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Translations
بدون خَجَل أو حَياء
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szégyentelenül
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shamelessly

[ˈʃeɪmlɪslɪ] ADVdescaradamente, desvergonzadamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

shamelessly

[ˈʃeɪmləsli] adv
(= without shame) [lie, cheat] → sans vergogne
(= immodestly) → sans pudeur
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

shamelessly

advschamlos; a shamelessly sentimental filmein unverhohlen sentimentaler Film
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

shamelessly

[ˈʃeɪmlɪslɪ] adv (see adj) → sfrontatamente, spudoratamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

shame

(ʃeim) noun
1. (often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure. I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.
2. dishonour or disgrace. The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.
3. (with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame. It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.
4. (with a) a pity. What a shame that he didn't get the job!
verb
1. (often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed. He was shamed into paying his share.
2. to cause to have a feeling of shame. His cowardice shamed his parents.
ˈshameful adjective
disgraceful. shameful behaviour.
ˈshamefully adverb
ˈshamefulness noun
ˈshameless adjective
1. without shame; blatant. a shameless liar; shameless deception.
2. not modest. a shameless woman.
ˈshamelessly adverb
ˈshamelessness noun
ˈshamefaced adjective
showing shame or embarrassment. He was very shamefaced about his mistake.
put to shame
to make feel ashamed of something or to make seem to be of poor quality by showing greater excellence. Your beautiful drawing puts me/mine to shame.
to my/his etc shame
it is a cause of shame to me, him etc that. To my shame, my daughter always beats me at chess.
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References in classic literature ?
London, after the wreck of the Minota, deliberately and shamelessly stole her from the Minota's skipper.
Thereat the Angel of Compassion did most shamelessly and wickedly laugh.
Then lived they shamelessly in temporary pleasures, and beyond the day had hardly an aim.
Pinocchio, who was wild with curiosity to know what was going on inside, lost all his pride and said to the boy shamelessly:
One day, a friend frankly and shamelessly suggested a second cocktail.
His book may not be very good history - indeed, other historians were very angry and said that Geoffrey "lied saucily and shamelessly" - but it is very delightful to read.
Em said quite shamelessly that she didn't know--it had just been passed over from the next row.
For there was its luxurious lace border, a thing for the soft light of the boudoir, or the secret moonlight of love's permitted eyes, alone to see, shamelessly brazening it out in this terrible sunlight.
There was no fight left in Lip-lip, and he ran away shamelessly, his victim hot on his heels and worrying him all the way back to his own tepee.
You, who have destroyed the government of the people, and who shamelessly flaunt your scarlet shame in public places, call me anarchist.
Gilbert agreed with her, and they made a solemn compact on the subject--a compact which Anne shamelessly violated the very first moment Little Jem was laid in her arms.
If this is not the language of a woman shamelessly and furiously in love with a man--not her husband--what is?