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shamefaced

Speech parts

1. shamefaced - Noun

2. shamefaced - Adjective

3. shamefaced - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The difference between de jure and de facto segregation is the difference between open, forthright bigotry and the shamefaced kind that works through unwritten agreements between real estate dealers, school officials, and local politicians. Shirley Chisholm

A shamefaced man seldom acquires wealth. Irish Proverb

a guilty look Source: Internet

the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy Source: Internet

cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise Source: Internet

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