shamefast
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of shamefast
before 900; Middle English schamfast shamefaced, originally, modest, bashful, Old English sc ( e ) amfæst; see shame, fast 1
Example Sentences
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O lend me all thy red, Thou shamefast morning, when from Tithons bed Thou risest ever maiden.
From The Faithful Shepherdess The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10). by Beaumont, Francis
The young lady, shamefast and fearful, as feeling herself guilty, knew not what to answer and keeping silence, possessed the other nuns with compassion for her.
From The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Payne, John
But those blessed, shamefast, noble-hearted men went bravely to torture like guests to a banquet, exhorting one another to meet death for Christ his sake undaunted.
From Barlaam and Ioasaph by John of Damascus, Saint
O King of the Age, this is the wont of most brides, on their wedding-day, to be shamefast and show somewhat of coyness.
From Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp by Payne, John
Meanwhile the two hapless lovers, both exceeding shamefast, stood with bent heads bitterly bewailing their evil fortune, and momently expecting their death by the cruel fire.
From The Decameron, Volume II by Rigg, J. M. (James Macmullen)
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