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shamelessly

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shame·less  (shmls)
adj.
1. Feeling no shame; impervious to disgrace.
2. Marked by a lack of shame: a shameless lie.

shameless·ly adv.
shameless·ness n.
Synonyms: shameless, brazen, barefaced, brash1, impudent, unblushing
These adjectives apply to that which defies social or moral proprieties and is marked by a bold lack of shame. Shameless implies a lack of modesty, sense of decency, or regard for others' rights or feelings: a shameless liar; a shameless accusation.
Brazen suggests flagrant, insolent audacity: a brazen impostor; brazen arrogance.
Barefaced specifies undisguised brazenness: a barefaced hypocrite; a barefaced lie.
Brash stresses impetuousness, lack of tact, and often crass indifference to consequences or to considerations of decency: a brash newcomer; brash demands.
Impudent suggests offensive boldness or effrontery: an impudent student; an impudent misrepresentation.
Unblushing implies an inappropriate lack of shame or embarrassment: an unblushing apologist; unblushing obsequiousness.
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Adv.1.shamelessly - without shame; "he unashamedly abandoned the project when he realized he would not gain from it"


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London, after the wreck of the Minota, deliberately and shamelessly stole her from the Minota's skipper.
Thereat the Angel of Compassion did most shamelessly and wickedly laugh.
Then lived they shamelessly in temporary pleasures, and beyond the day had hardly an aim.
 
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