shamefaced

English

adj
Definitions
  • Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.
  • Ashamed, displaying shame, especially by blushing in the face.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English schamefast inherited from Old English sceamfæst compound from English shame + English fast (fixed, refrain from eating, a period of fasting, firm, quick, fixed firmly, quickly).

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fast

Gloss

fixed, refrain from eating, a period of fasting, firm, quick, fixed firmly, quickly

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