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shamefaced

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shame·faced  (shmfst)
adj.
1. Indicative of shame; ashamed: a shamefaced explanation.
2. Extremely modest or shy; bashful.

[By folk etymology from obsolete shamefast, bashful, ashamed, from Middle English, from Old English sceamfæst : sceamu, shame + fæst, fixed; see fast1.]

shamefaced·ly (-fsd-l) adv.
shamefaced·ness n.

shamefaced [ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst]
adj
1. bashful or modest
2. showing a sense of shame
[alteration of earlier shamefast, from Old English sceamfaest; see shame, fast1]
shamefacedly  [ʃeɪmˈfeɪsɪdlɪ ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪstlɪ] adv
shamefacedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.shamefaced - extremely modest or shy; "cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"- H.O.Taylor
modest - not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
2.shamefaced - showing a sense of shame
ashamed - feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse; "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat"
3.shamefaced - showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater
ashamed - feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse; "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat"

shamefaced
adjective embarrassed, humiliated, ashamed, red-faced, chagrined, mortified, sheepish, contrite, discomfited, remorseful, abashed, conscience-stricken There was a long silence and my father looked shamefaced.
Translations
shamefaced [ˈʃeɪmfeɪst] ADJavergonzado, apenado(LAm)
shamefaced [ˌʃeɪmˈfeɪst] adjhonteux/euse, penaud(e)
shamefaced
adj, shamefacedly
advbetreten
shamefaced [ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst] adj (ashamed) → tutto/a vergognoso/a; (confused) → confuso/a, timido/a
shamefaced [ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst] adj (ashamed) → tutto/a vergognoso/a; (confused) → confuso/a, timido/a


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It is perhaps the last instance of a Pretender's adventure for a Crown that History will have to record with the usual grave moral disapproval tinged by a shamefaced regret for the departing romance.
If he, as he said, `forgot himself' and swore before grandmother, he went about depressed and shamefaced all day.
Then when they looked shamefaced and answered never a word, he went on, in a soft voice,
 
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