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shamelessly

shamelessly

19 3.9
In a way that shows no shame
  • adverb
  • /ˈʃeɪmləsli/
translation icon : desvergonzadamente
  • She shamelessly asked for more money after already receiving a bonus.
  • shamelessly invoking
  • so shamelessly

And so that chapter to me is about dreaming shamelessly, but listening.

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Examples

  • How can you behave so shamelessly in public?

  • When she discovered Emma's love of beautiful materials and bright colors, she indulged them shamelessly.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Why do you shamelessly waste my time like this?

  • And so that chapter to me is about dreaming shamelessly, but listening.

  • In the car, she tears into the candy and shamelessly devours it.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I went cycling, lay in the grass or the tall wheat, laughing shamelessly at passers-by.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • You’ve been flirting shamelessly with me.

  • I greet her in my thigh-length bathrobe, shamelessly flaunting my runner's legs.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • He shamelessly bragged about his achievements, ignoring everyone else's efforts.

  • They shamelessly cut in line as if they had a right to do so.

Synonyms

openly
vsshamelessly
303 1.6

To say or do things without hiding feelings

expresses absence of shame rather than simply being public or frank
blatantly
vsshamelessly
58 4.8

In a very obvious and shameless way that offends people

is lack of shame but without the added obvious or offensive quality
unabashedly
vsshamelessly
11 7.5

Without shame or embarrassment

is lack of shame or embarrassment but not about hesitation
brazenly
vsshamelessly
9 6.8

In a bold way without shame

is lack of shame but without the same bold, aggressive tone
unapologetically
vsshamelessly
8 6.4

In a clear open way that shows no regret or shame

is lack of shame but not specifically about regret or apology
unashamedly
vsshamelessly
4 4.9

In a way that shows the person is not embarrassed

is the general lack of shame not limited to actions or feelings
unreservedly
vsshamelessly
3 7.1

Completely and without holding back

is lack of shame specifically, not just general lack of reservation
impudently
vsshamelessly
1 8.0

In a rude, bold way that shows no respect

is lack of shame but not always intended as disrespectful
unblushingly
vsshamelessly
8.9

Without feeling embarrassed or ashamed

is lack of shame or embarrassment without focus on blushing
barefacedly
vsshamelessly
9.2

Openly and without shame

is lack of shame but not necessarily shown openly

Antonyms

15 1.0

Behave in a quiet, nervous way around other people

How Shameless

blatantly
58 4.8
brazenly
9 6.8
shamelessly
19 3.9
unabashedly
11 7.5

Surface Forms

shamelessly positive
shamelesslier comparative
shamelessliest superlative

Morphology

shamelessly = shameless (transparent) = shame + less + ly

Derived directly from the adjective 'shameless' by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly', so the meaning is predictable.

Etymology

Shamelessly comes from the word shame plus the ending -less meaning 'without' and -ly which turns it into a word that shows how something is done. So, to act shamelessly is to do something 'without shame', showing no embarrassment.