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shamefaced
Word definitions for shamefaced in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"modest, bashful," 1550s, folk etymology alteration of shamefast , from Old English scamfæst "bashful," literally "restrained by shame," or else "firm in modesty," from shame (n.) + -fæst , adjectival suffix (see fast (adj.)). Related: Shamefacedly ; shamefacedness ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. extremely modest or shy; "cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"- H.O.Taylor showing a sense of shame [syn: sheepish ] showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment 2 ashamed, displaying shame, especially by blushing in the face.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ A shamefaced spokesperson admitted that mistakes had been made. ▪ He came to my office, shamefaced , to apologize. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And yet we are shamefaced about this. ▪ Jack had left her a shamefaced note ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Shamefaced \Shame"faced`\, a. [For shamefast; AS. scamf[ae]st. See Shame , n., and Fast firm.] Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest. Your shamefaced virtue shunned the people's prise. --Dryden. Note: Shamefaced was ...
Usage examples of shamefaced.
Babbington was indeed looking a little pale and anxious as the unseemly business came to an end, with the moaning Surel handed over to his shamefaced messmates and hurried away.
And visions of them, as he was accustomed to pass them in the lanes, slouching along with their straw bags, their hoes, and their shamefaced greetings, passed before him.
When they knew he heard them they looked shamefaced and turned away, but the soft-spoken words rang condemnatory in his ears and he was ashamed: he thought he failed his people.
Alvin and Mohammed were flanking the door to Sophie's room like massive Chinese foo dogs at the temple gates, looking not so fierce as shamefaced and contrite.
For many then it became a question of “right about, face” as the homeward shuffle of shamefaced prodigals began.
Shamefaced, she turned her back on the baboon and, hiding what she was doing with her body, she retwisted the wire.