adjective
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having no sense of shame; brazen
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done without shame; without decency or modesty
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Etymology
Origin of shameless
before 900; Middle English; Old English sceamlēas. See shame, -less
Example Sentences
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This is the time for weak, shameless arguments.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
It calls Robert Bush – the director – "shameless" and says he "breached the trust of grieving families".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“These are the claims of shameless grifters who are offering up fragmented financials.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
No doubt, a shameless data miner can torture the data long enough to get it to support any conclusion.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
It was a shameless exaggeration of Curly’s role in the capture of Dana Matherson, and Officer Delinko was about to set the record straight when Kimberly Lou Dixon came rocketing out of the bathroom.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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