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shameful |
Grep of noun shameful shamefulness Overview of adj shameful The adj shameful has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful -- ((used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice") 2. disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shocking -- (giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time") Antonyms of adj shameful 2 senses of shameful Sense 1 black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful INDIRECT (VIA dishonorable) -> honorable, honourable Sense 2 disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shocking INDIRECT (VIA immoral, amoral) -> moral INDIRECT (VIA moral, immoral) -> amoral, unmoral Similarity of adj shameful 2 senses of shameful Sense 1 black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful => dishonorable (vs. honorable), dishonourable Sense 2 disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shocking => immoral (vs. moral) (vs. amoral) Attributes of adj shameful Familiarity of adj shameful shameful used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj shameful shameful Overview of adj shameful The adj shameful has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful -- ((used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice") 2. disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shocking -- (giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time")
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