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shamefaced |
Grep of noun shamefaced shamefacedness Overview of adj shamefaced The adj shamefaced has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. shamefaced -- (extremely modest or shy; "cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"- H.O.Taylor) 2. shamefaced, sheepish -- (showing a sense of shame) 3. guilty, hangdog, shamefaced, shamed -- (showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater) Antonyms of adj shamefaced 3 senses of shamefaced Sense 1 shamefaced INDIRECT (VIA modest) -> immodest Sense 2 shamefaced, sheepish INDIRECT (VIA ashamed) -> unashamed Sense 3 guilty, hangdog, shamefaced, shamed INDIRECT (VIA ashamed) -> unashamed Similarity of adj shamefaced 3 senses of shamefaced Sense 1 shamefaced => modest (vs. immodest) Sense 2 shamefaced, sheepish => ashamed(prenominal) (vs. unashamed) Sense 3 guilty, hangdog, shamefaced, shamed => ashamed(prenominal) (vs. unashamed) Attributes of adj shamefaced Familiarity of adj shamefaced shamefaced used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj shamefaced shamefaced Overview of adj shamefaced The adj shamefaced has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. shamefaced -- (extremely modest or shy; "cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"- H.O.Taylor) 2. shamefaced, sheepish -- (showing a sense of shame) 3. guilty, hangdog, shamefaced, shamed -- (showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater)
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