'Shamefaced' definitions:

Definition of 'shamefaced'

From: WordNet
adjective
Extremely modest or shy; "cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"- H.O.Taylor
adjective
Showing a sense of shame [syn: shamefaced, sheepish]
adjective
Showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater [syn: guilty, hangdog, shamefaced, shamed]

Definition of 'Shamefaced'

From: GCIDE
  • Shamefaced \Shame"faced`\, a. [For shamefast; AS. scamfaest. See Shame, n., and Fast firm.] Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest. [1913 Webster]
  • Your shamefaced virtue shunned the people's prise. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Shamefaced was once shamefast, shamefacedness was shamefastness, like steadfast and steadfastness; but the ordinary manifestations of shame being by the face, have brought it to its present orthography. --Trench. [1913 Webster] -- {Shame"faced}, adv. -- {Shame"faced`ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Shamefaced'

From: GCIDE
  • Shamefaced \Shame"faced`\, a. [For shamefast; AS. scamfaest. See Shame, n., and Fast firm.] Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest. [1913 Webster]
  • Your shamefaced virtue shunned the people's prise. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Shamefaced was once shamefast, shamefacedness was shamefastness, like steadfast and steadfastness; but the ordinary manifestations of shame being by the face, have brought it to its present orthography. --Trench. [1913 Webster] -- {Shame"faced}, adv. -- {Shame"faced`ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'shamefaced'

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Words containing 'Shamefaced'