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

OTHER WORDS FROM unashamed

un·a·sham·ed·ly

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

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How to use unashamed in a sentence

At what point does women being crass, loud, manish… unashamedly common and pathetically hungover [become] remotely humorous?
The Podcast Too Hot for iTunes|Rich Goldstein|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But unlike Bloom and Eagleton, his books have been, while erudite and incisive, unashamedly populist.
John Sutherland‘s Enjoyable Little History of Literature|Malcolm Forbes|November 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A minority of the body gets to block the potential will of a majority, and on a purely and unashamedly partisan basis.
Republican Thugs in the House Hope to Derail Obama’s Tax-Hike Bill||December 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“I cross boundaries unashamedly and with pleasure because I write complicated plots,” he says.
William Boyd on James Bond and His New Novel, Waiting for Sunrise|Lucy Scholes|April 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Since 9/11, American and British leaders have unashamedly embraced their surveillance powers.
Fighting the Police State in London|Shane Harris|May 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
She is a devoted mother, and she wept frankly and unashamedly as she told me the sad details.
The Silent Isle|Arthur Christopher Benson
As I gazed upon my old classmates, and as they gazed on their own "Mad Monk," tears of joy showed unashamedly.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
And as they stood there, locked together in sheerest ecstasy, Theodora Blake began openly and unashamedly to cry.
Masters of Space|Edward Elmer Smith
She took out a folded handkerchief and pressed it unashamedly to her eyes.
The Heart of Rachael|Kathleen Norris
They have not yet thought of discarding collars; but they are unashamedly shirt-sleeved.
Letters from America|Rupert Brooke

British Dictionary definitions for unashamed

unashamed

/ (ˌʌnəˈʃeɪmd) /

adjective

lacking moral restraints

not embarrassed, contrite, or apologetic

Derived forms of unashamed

unashamedly (ˌʌnəˈʃeɪmɪdlɪ), adverbunashamedness, noun

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