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shamefaced Definition

shame·faced (s̸hāmfāst′)

adjective

  1. Now Rare very modest, bashful, or shy
  2. showing a feeling of shame or embarrassment; ashamed

Etymology: altered, by folk etym. < ME schamfast < OE scamfæst < scamu, shame + fæst, firm, fast

shamefaced Related Forms
shame′·fac·edly (s̸hām′fāsid lē, s̸hāmfāst′lē) adverb shame′·fac·ed·ness noun
shamefaced Synonyms

shamefaced

modif.

  1. *Shy

    modest, restrained, retiring; see humble 1, reserved 3, resigned.

  2. Embarrassed

    crestfallen, humiliated, perplexed; see ashamed.

shamefaced Usage Examples

Used with adjective complement

  • look: Daniel had the grace to look shamefaced - for a fraction of a second.

Modifying Another Word

  • rather: This really is a road legal race car, with performance statistics which leave all of the cars in our Supercar Competition rather shamefaced.

Modifies a noun

  • apology: Finally, with a shamefaced apology for his weakness, he rose once more.

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