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UNABASHED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unabashed mean?
• UNABASHED (adjective)
The adjective UNABASHED has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: UNABASHED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not embarrassed
Synonyms:
unabashed; unembarrassed
Context example:
an unembarrassed greeting as if nothing untoward had happened
Similar:
unashamed (used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame)
Context examples
Lydia was Lydia still; untamed, unabashed, wild, noisy, and fearless.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
But the Cockney was unabashed, though mad, stark mad.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
The Professor, unabashed, seized the nearest Indian by the shoulder and proceeded to lecture upon him as if he were a potted specimen in a class-room.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
And on this evening success stood at his back, patting him on the shoulder and telling him that he was making good, so that he could afford to laugh and make laughter and remain unabashed.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Jock Horner and Smoke alone were unabashed, stealing stealthy glances at her now and again, and even taking part in the conversation.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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