- shame´less|ly
- shame|less «SHAYM lihs», adjective.2. not modest: »
shameless boldness;…this shameless falsehood (Edmund Burke).
SYNONYM(S): impudent, brazen.–shame´less|ly, adverb.–shame´less|ness, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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shame|less — «SHAYM lihs», adjective. 1. without shame; improper: »a shameless woman. 2. not modest: »shameless boldness;…this shameless falsehood (Edmund Burke). SYNONYM(S): impudent, brazen. –shame´less|ly, adverb. – … Useful english dictionary
shame´less|ness — shame|less «SHAYM lihs», adjective. 1. without shame; improper: »a shameless woman. 2. not modest: »shameless boldness;…this shameless falsehood (Edmund Burke). SYNONYM(S): impudent, brazen. –shame´less|ly, adverb. – … Useful english dictionary
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shame — shame; shame·faced; shame·fast; shame·ful; shame·less; shame·less·ly; shame·less·ness; shame·faced·ly; shame·faced·ness; shame·fast·ly; shame·fast·ness; shame·ful·ly; shame·ful·ness; … English syllables
less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… … English syllables
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