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shameless

[ sheym-lis ]

adjective

  1. lacking any sense of shame: immodest; audacious.

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  2. insensible to disgrace.

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  3. showing no shame.


shameless

/ ˈʃɪɪ /

adjective

  1. having no sense of shame; brazen
  2. done without shame; without decency or modesty
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󲹳Ա, noun
  • ˈ󲹳, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • 󲹳l· adverb
  • 󲹳l·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shameless1

before 900; Middle English; Old English 𲹳ŧ. See shame, -less
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It's debatable that this version of Joe — the shameless killer — is the real him, even more real than the inner monologue that we get to hear throughout the series.

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Are fans so consumed by the mystery of who died at the end that they’re willing to forgive the numerous contrivances and shameless manipulations of this installment?

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In another shameless act last year in Essex, an intruder was caught on camera opening a bottle of prosecco and drinking it while enjoying a slice of cake after he broke in to a pub.

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Unsurprisingly, his favorite preachers are the "prosperity gospel" types, an especially shameless grifter style.

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Anti-abortion activists and legislators deny that abortion bans kill women, and have engaged in what looks very much like shameless cover-ups to hide the deaths that are already happening in states with these bans.

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