shameful

shame·ful

bringing or causing shame or disgrace; disgraceful
not just, moral, or decent; offensive

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shameful

adjective

a. Causing shame; disgraceful.
b. Giving offense; indecent.
Obsolete Full of shame; ashamed.

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shame′ful·ly
adverb

shame′ful·ness
noun

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Adjective

(comparative more shameful, superlative most shameful)

causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
giving offense

Origin

shame +"Ž -ful

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This shameful discomfiture quickened all the suspicion and jealousy fermenting in France.
Expelled from Italy, he only came to France to buy a shameful peace.
In accordance with his former action on all questions of religious toleration he opposed the shameful Five Mile Act of 1665.
Her health began to break down, and it appears to be nearly certain that towards the end she suffered from hysteria of a shameful kind.
In 1757, after defeating the Austrians at Prague, he was himself defeated by them at Kolin; and by the shameful convention of Closter-Seven, he was freely exposed to the attack of the French.

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