Shamefaced Definition

shamefaced
adjective
  1. extremely modest or shy; "cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"- H.O.Taylor
  2. showing a sense of shame
  3. showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater

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