adjective
Origin: altered, by folk etym. < ME schamfast < OE scamfæst < scamu, shame + fæst, firm, fast
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adjective
Origin:
Origin: By folk etymology from obsolete shamefast, bashful, ashamed
Origin: , from Middle English
Origin: , from Old English sceamfǽst
Origin: : sceamu, shame
Origin: + fǽst, fixed; see fast1
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