Shamefaced
[ʃeɪm'feɪst;'ʃeɪm-] or ['ʃem'fest]
Definition
(adj.) showing a sense of shame .
(adj.) extremely modest or shy; 'cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise'- H.O.Taylor .
Edited by Guthrie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest.
Typist: Richard
Examples
- All the while, the young man stood by, shamefaced and down-at-heel, submitting. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Do not be so shamefaced. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Finally, with a shamefaced apology for his weakness, he rose once more. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Our visitor gave a rather shamefaced laugh. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Typist: Richard