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Meanings of shameless in English

Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious.

Feeling no shame.

Related terms

Having no shame.

Usage of shameless in English
1
At an accelerated rate, Mugabe ploughed ahead with the shameless land grabs.
The South African
2
Independence Day seemed particularly shameless in its courting of Chinese box office.
The Irish Times
3
A perfect democracy is therefore the most shameless thing in the world.
Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke
4
But the most shameless thing in all Europe is the marriage question.
As Seen By Me
5
She tells me of a shameless suffering I didn't think was possible.
Kennedy's brain
6
Merry pandemonium broke out among the onlookers; they howled with shameless delight.
Captivating Mary Carstairs
7
Also blatantly shameless to offer themselves. He declined to provide any examples.
Reuters
8
As it is the most shameless, it is also the most fearless.
Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke
9
What a shameless hypocrite! I had to admit, they made a point.
Marley & me: life and love with the world's worst dog
10
That night his people-womenand men-lay around the fort in shameless intoxication.
Fort Amity
11
It is the very cast-off slough of a polluted and shameless press.
Public Speaking: Principles and Practice
12
And you fled from your master with this boy in shameless infidelity.
Mohammed Ali and His House
13
It's been years, and you look just the same, you shameless bastard.
The White Road
14
They are not popular and are treated with the most shameless injustice.
Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom
15
He accused the priests of loose teaching and shameless winking at sin.
A History of the Moravian Church
16
She did not smile; she did not recognize his naked, shameless adoration.
The Dark House
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Shameless across language varieties
United Kingdom
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Ireland
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United States of America
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