unashamed

[ uhn-uh-sheymd ]

/ ˌʌn əˈʃeɪmd /

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adjective

not ashamed; not restrained by embarrassment or consciousness of moral guilt: a liar unashamed even after public disgrace.

open; unconcealed; unabashed: to eat with unashamed gusto.

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Origin of unashamed

First recorded in 1590–1600; un-¹ + ashamed

Related formsun·a·sham·ed·ly

[uhn-uh-shey-mid-lee] /ˌʌn əˈʃeɪ mɪd li/, adverbun·a·sham·ed·ness, noun

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At what point does women being crass, loud, manish… unashamedly common and pathetically hungover [become] remotely humorous?
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In this crowd, only Andy Warhol sank to the level of being totally, unashamedly star-struck.
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She took out a folded handkerchief and pressed it unashamedly to her eyes.
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For he was afraid, unashamedly afraid, though of what he could no more have said than he could fly.
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She is a devoted mother, and she wept frankly and unashamedly as she told me the sad details.
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British Dictionary definitions for unashamedly

unashamed

/ (ˌʌnəˈʃeɪmd) /

adjective

lacking moral restraints

not embarrassed, contrite, or apologetic

Derived Formsunashamedly (ˌʌnəˈʃeɪmɪdlɪ), adverbunashamedness, noun

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Word Origin and History for unashamedly

unashamed

adj.

c.1500, implied in unashamedness, from un- (1) + ashamed. Related: Unashamedly.