unshamefast
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle English unshamefast, unshamfast, from Old English unsċamfæst, equivalent to un- + shamefast.
Adjective
[edit]unshamefast (comparative more unshamefast, superlative most unshamefast)
- (archaic) Not shamefast.
- (obsolete) Shameless, impudent.
- 1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], Act I:
- 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: […]
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