shamefaced
[ sheym-feyst ]
/ ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst /
adjective
modest or bashful.
showing shame: shamefaced apologies.
OTHER WORDS FROM shamefaced
shame·fac·ed·ly [sheym-fey-sid-lee, sheym-feyst-lee] /ˌʃeɪmˈfeɪ sɪd li, ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst li/, adverb shame·fac·ed·ness, nounWords nearby shamefaced
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British Dictionary definitions for shamefaced
shamefaced
/ (ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst) /
adjective
bashful or modest
showing a sense of shame
Derived forms of shamefaced
shamefacedly (ʃeɪmˈfeɪsɪdlɪ, ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪstlɪ), adverb shamefacedness, nounWord Origin for shamefaced
C16: alteration of earlier
shamefast, from Old English
sceamfaest; see
shame,
fast
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