unshamefast

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adjective

Not shamefast.

OriginMiddle English unshamefast ← Old English unsċamfæst →
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Meanings

adjectiveunshamefast (comparative more unshamefast, superlative most unshamefast)

comparative more unshamefast · superlative most unshamefast

  1. archaicNot shamefast.
  2. obsoleteShameless, impudent.

    VVhat barbarous mindes for grieuance more than needs, Vnnaturallie ſeeks wreake vpon their Lord, Their true annointed Prince, their lawfull king: So dare this blind vnſhamefaſt multitude, Lay violent hands they wot not why nor where: […]

    1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], →OCLC, Act I

Origin

  1. Old Englishunsċamfæst
  2. Middle Englishunshamefast
  3. Englishunshamefast

Inherited from Middle English unshamefast, unshamfast, from Old English unsċamfæst, equivalent to un- + shamefast.

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APA

unshamefast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unshamefast

MLA

“unshamefast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unshamefast. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unshamefast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unshamefast.

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