unabashedly

American  

[uhn-uh-bash-id-lee] / ˌʌn əˈbæʃ ɪd li /

adverb

1. without apology, embarrassment, or defensiveness; unashamedly.

   They look at Social Security and Medicare with enormous gratitude, and unabashedly admit that they don't know how they'd survive without that help.

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Etymology

Origin of unabashedly

unabashed ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

In a time where LGBTQ+ stories and diversity in Hollywood have plummeted, Heated Rivalry's breakout success has unearthed the hunger for not only an unabashedly queer story, but also a universally, endearingly human one.

From BBC

The movie is, among other things, very specifically and unabashedly Canadian, and made with evident love for its city.

From The Wall Street Journal

Combine that with the absence of data, and it’s difficult to envision that Powell and company will be ready to unabashedly throw support behind the economy.

From Barron's

Williamson chose this route for “Unconventional” because he wanted to make an unabashedly queer relationship show “written without respectability politics in mind, so I’d need to find a different pathway.”

From Los Angeles Times

He unabashedly leans into that vibe here, even while wrangling his pair of self-possessed cats.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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