shamefaced

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

alteration of the now archaic shamefast

Adjective [edit]

shamefaced

  1. bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment
  2. ashamed, displaying shame, especially by blushing in the face.

References [edit]

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
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