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shameless

 
/ˈʃeɪm·ləs/ adj

Definition

being something you should be ashamed of: It was a shameless display of cowardice. Shameless also means done without worrying about whether your actions are right or wrong: When the senator wanted something from a colleague, he first resorted to shameless flattery. shameless manipulation of the press
(Definition of shameless adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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