unblushing

[ uhn-bluhsh-ing ]

/ ʌnˈblʌʃ ɪŋ /

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adjective

showing no shame or remorse; shameless: an unblushing confession.

not blushing.

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Origin of unblushing

First recorded in 1585–95; un-¹ + blush + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM unblushing

un·blush·ing·ly, adverbun·blush·ing·ness, noun

Words nearby unblushing

unblinking, unblock, unblooded, unbloodied, unblown, unblushing, unbodied, unbolt, unbolted, unboned, unbonnet

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How to use unblushing in a sentence

Putting that aside, there is one thing they had in common: They were unblushing optimists.
Dear Mr. President, Have the Guts to Be an Optimist|Mark McKinnon|February 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He rather liked Tom on the whole, and even felt something like admiration of his shrewdness and unblushing nerve.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail|Arthur R. Thompson
The most unblushing villainies and crimes were either officially condoned or remitted and forgiven.
The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington
Her unblushing excitement seemed further to annoy the usually equable Wilbur.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins

How many solemn pledges did not Dinah exact and the unblushing journalist give her!
Parisians in the Country|Honore de Balzac
Why was not the unblushing audacity of ministers and their time-serving tools put to the test?
Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2)|Lady Anne Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for unblushing

unblushing

/ (ʌnˈblʌʃɪŋ) /

adjective

immodest or shameless

Derived forms of unblushing

unblushingly, adverbunblushingness, noun

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unblushing

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