shamefaced
shame·faced
adjective \ˈshām-ˌfāst\Definition of SHAMEFACED
1
: showing modesty : bashful
2
— shame·faced·ly \-ˌfā-səd-lē, -ˌfāst-lē\ adverb
— shame·faced·ness \-ˌfā-səd-nəs, -ˌfās(t)-nəs\ noun
Examples of SHAMEFACED
- He stood there, looking shamefaced.
- <the newspaper offered a shamefaced apology for having published photographs that were later exposed as fakes>
Origin of SHAMEFACED
alteration of shamefast
First Known Use: 1593
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