adjective
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having no sense of shame; brazen
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done without shame; without decency or modesty
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of shameless
before 900; Middle English; Old English sceamlēas. See shame, -less
Example Sentences
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“These are the claims of shameless grifters who are offering up fragmented financials.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
In the face of deportation fears and political repression, the Los Angeles goth scene provides Latinos an outlet for cultural pride and shameless expression.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
But his highly anticipated return to the sci-fi summer blockbuster, the brilliant and beguiling “Disclosure Day,” is Spielberg’s most shameless appeal toward idealism yet.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
She was shameless in the way she treated your grandmother in public and, in the absence of any intervention, she felt free to change her mother’s will.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026
He found a bed in the entrance hall, but he could not sleep for wondering how he could overcome so many shameless fellows.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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