shamefaced
adjective
modest or bashful.
shamefacedness
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a word derived from
shamefaced.
Example Sentences
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Eleanor felt her "shamefacedness" return upon her, while all the rest were making acquaintance, welcoming and receiving welcome.
From The Old Helmet, Volume II by Susan Warner
For as dejection is defined to be the grief that makes people look on the ground, so shamefacedness is that shyness that cannot look people in the face.
From Plutarch's Morals by Arthur Richard Shilleto
"I say, Jack, stow that!" he said gently, and with a little shamefacedness.
From The New Rector by Stanley John Weyman
His shamefacedness vanished instantly, and he straightened up to his full hight with his eyes shining.
From Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys by John McElroy
Thus feeling, there is generally some token of uneasiness or shamefacedness by which the experienced magistrate or judge, and most certainly his friends and fellows, can perceive his perjury.
From Nevermore by Rolf Bolderwood
