adv
Meaning 1
In a shameless manner; without shame; impudently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adv
In a shameless manner; without shame; impudently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
without shame
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: unashamedly, barefacedly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skamō Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-Germanic *skamōlausaz Proto-West Germanic *skamulaus Old English sċamlēas Middle English schameles English shameless Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English shamelessly From shameless + -ly.
Across languages
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.