- shamefaced shame·faced adj
- ['ʃeɪmˌfeɪst]
(ashamed) tutto (-a) vergognoso (-a), (confused) confuso (-a), timido (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
shamefaced shame·faced adj
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shamefaced — shame•faced [[t]ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst[/t]] adj. 1) feeling or showing shame: shamefaced apologies[/ex] 2) modest or bashful • Etymology: 1545–55; alter. of archaic shamefast by folk etym., ME schamfast orig., modest, OE sc(e)amfaest shame•fac•ed•ly… … From formal English to slang
shamefaced — shame|faced [ˌʃeımˈfeıst] adj [: Old English; Origin: scamfAst, from scamu ( SHAME1) + fAst fixed ; influenced by face] if someone is shamefaced, they look and feel ashamed because they have done something wrong or they have behaved badly ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
shamefaced — shamefacedly /shaym fay sid lee, shaym fayst lee/, adv. shamefacedness, n. /shaym fayst /, adj. 1. modest or bashful. 2. showing shame: shamefaced apologies. [1545 55; alter. of SHAMEFAST by folk etym.; see SHAME, FACED] * * * … Universalium
