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 ]

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