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shamefaced
adjective
showing a sense of guilt
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 10
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- D
- Contains
- HAMEFACE
- Scrabble score
- 21
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
showing a sense of guilt
“a guilty look”
adjective
showing a sense of shame
adjective
extremely modest or shy
“{'source': 'H.O.Taylor', 'text': 'cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise'}”
In context
Example Sentences
a guilty look
{'source': 'Eric Linklater', 'text': 'the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy'}
{'source': 'H.O.Taylor', 'text': 'cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise'}
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