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
No doubt, a shameless data miner can torture the data long enough to get it to support any conclusion.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 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
The only thing more mortifying than a shameless stunt fight is knowing you’re shameless enough to watch it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 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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