qualmlessadj.
/ˈkwɑːmləs/, U.S. /ˈkwɑ(l)mləs/, /ˈkwɔ(l)mləs/ Having or feeling no qualms.
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the mind > emotion > courage > fearlessness > undauntedness > [adjective]
undiscomfitedc1374
unabased?a1400
unfeared1435
heart-wholea1470
unamoved1513
unastonished1533
unbashed1536
unfrayedc1540
unabashed1571
unmated1577
unappalled1578
unquailed1583
undaunted1587
undashed1595
undeterred1607
undismayed1615
unblenched1637
unstarted1659
unstartled1659
unawed1693
unhesitating1753
unintimidated1764
undaunting1786
unquailing1824
qualmless1888
uncowed1891
1888 Forres, Elgin & Nairn Gaz. 29 Aug. 2/5 The jocund qualmless sailor who rushes up to his sea-sick friend and glibly comments on the merits of the breakfast menu may be very funny, but his companion will fail to see the force of his remarks.
1905 Westm. Gaz. 4 Mar. 5/2 Picture of Ronald absolutely qualmless facing charging rhinoceros.
1927 W. Deeping Kitty xix. 244 Any qualms that she may have suffered in the beginning disappeared... By the end of January she was qualmless.
1958 W. Frank Rediscovery of Man 464 This..was the fate of the qualmless Nazis who ruled Buchenwald and Dachau. They had lost the sense of horror.
1995 L. Moore in E. Grosz & E. Probyn Sexy Bodies v. 109 Early in the novel, the narrator and qualmless feminist terrorist girlfriend Inge have embarked on a round of urinal-bombing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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