Meanings
comparative more unabashedly · superlative most unabashedly
- In an unabashed manner; without embarrassment or hesitation.
She and her two best friends are choreographing a number for the talent show; she’s applied to California Institute of the Arts; and she flirts unabashedly with a cute pizza server. (The better to land a couple of extra pepperonis on her slice without an upcharge.)
2019 May 9, Aisha Harris, “‘Jinn’ Review: A Not So Typical Coming-of-Age Story”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2019
Origin
From unabashed + -ly or un- + abashedly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German unerschrocken, unverfroren
- unerschrockenin an unabashed manner
- unverfrorenin an unabashed manner
Russian открове́нно, я́вно
- открове́нно (otkrovénno)in an unabashed manner
- я́вно (jávno)in an unabashed manner
- неприкры́то (neprikrýto)in an unabashed manner
Spanish desinhibidamente
- desinhibidamentein an unabashed manner
Cite this entry
unabashedly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unabashedly
“unabashedly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unabashedly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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