shamefaced
adjective
- Now Rare very modest, bashful, or shy
- showing a feeling of shame or embarrassment; ashamed
See shamefaced in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(shāmˈfāstˌ)
adjective- Indicative of shame; ashamed: a shamefaced explanation.
- Extremely modest or shy; bashful.
Related Forms:
- shameˈfacˌed·ly (-fāˌsĭd-lē) adverb
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