shamefaced adj

1 extremely modest or shy; "cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"- H.O.Taylor

2 showing a sense of shame [syn: sheepish]

3 showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater [syn: guilty, hangdog, shamed]

English

Etymology

alteration of the now archaic shamefast

Adjective

shamefaced

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

References

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