shamefaced
[ sheym-feyst ]
/ ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst /
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adjective
modest or bashful.
showing shame: shamefaced apologies.
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OTHER WORDS FROM shamefaced
shame·fac·ed·ly [sheym-fey-sid-lee, sheym-feyst-lee], /ˌʃeɪmˈfeɪ sɪd li, ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst li/, adverbshame·fac·ed·ness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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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), adverbshamefacedness, nounWord Origin for shamefaced
C16: alteration of earlier shamefast, from Old English sceamfaest; see shame, fast 1
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