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unblushing

[ uhn-bluhsh-ing ]

/ ʌnˈblʌʃ ɪŋ /

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adjective

showing no shame or remorse; shameless: an unblushing confession.

not blushing.

Origin of unblushing

1585–95; un-¹ + blushing

OTHER WORDS FROM unblushing

un·blush·ing·ly, adverb un·blush·ing·ness, noun

Words nearby unblushing

unblinking, unblock, unblooded, unbloodied, unblown, unblushing, unbodied, unbolt, unbolted, unboned, unbonnet

Example sentences from the Web for unblushing

Putting that aside, there is one thing they had in common: They were unblushing optimists.

Dear Mr. President, Have the Guts to Be an Optimist |Mark McKinnon |February 18, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
He was amazed to find that he could utter falsehoods with such a calm, unblushing face—he was astonished at his own audacity.

Baron Trigault's Vengeance |Emile Gaboriau
The noble old man with an unblushing brow entered the presence of Catharine.

The Empire of Russia |John S. C. Abbott
It never came, and others disputed, with unblushing effrontery, the laurels he had won.

The Bay State Monthly - Volume 1, Issue 4 - April, 1884 |Various

The charge was maintained with the most unblushing effrontery.

Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. |Benson J. Lossing
Auber, whom he had once loved for his "Muette," he now despised for his unblushing search after popular approval.

Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas |W. J. Henderson

British Dictionary definitions for unblushing

unblushing

/ (ʌnˈblʌʃɪŋ) /

adjective

immodest or shameless

Derived forms of unblushing

unblushingly, adverb unblushingness, noun