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unapologetically

American  
[uhn-uh-pol-uh-jet-ik-lee] / ˌʌn əˌpɒl əˈdʒɛt ɪk li /

adverb

  1. in a way that does not accept fault or shows no regret or shame.

    The review is going to be unsparingly and unapologetically harsh.

    Since the day it was founded, the tabloid has unapologetically paid for interviews and photographs.


Etymology

Origin of unapologetically

unapologetic ( def. ) + -ally ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Unapologetically Australian content is getting harder to make.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Unapologetically low-budget, “Black Friday” makes great use of prosthetics, practical effects and some very game actors to deliver its zany scares.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2021

Unapologetically exuberant, the black, gay teenagers in Republican-supporting, gun-toting Navarro, Texas, should stick out like sore, if deeply fabulous, thumbs.

From The Guardian • Mar. 11, 2020

Unapologetically, Breuer wanted to carve out a space distinct from the conventional architecture of the period.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2016

Unapologetically raw, these always finely rendered—and often enormously moving—narratives find Tomine at the peak of his powers.

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2015

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