- Shame-faced
- adj.Modest: P. and V. αἰδοῖος (Plat.), P. αἰσχυντηλός, αἰδήμων (Xen.).Ashamed: V. κατηφής.
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language. 2014.
Shame-faced
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shame|faced — «SHAYM FAYST», adjective. 1. showing shame and embarrassment: »It was pitiful to see his confusion and hear his awkward and shamefaced apologies (Mark Twain). SYNONYM(S): abashed. 2. bashful; shy. SYNONYM(S): diffident … Useful english dictionary
shame-faced — a. Bashful, diffident, over modest … New dictionary of synonyms
shame·faced — … Useful english dictionary
shame — shame; shame·faced; shame·fast; shame·ful; shame·less; shame·less·ly; shame·less·ness; shame·faced·ly; shame·faced·ness; shame·fast·ly; shame·fast·ness; shame·ful·ly; shame·ful·ness; … English syllables
shame´fac´ed|ness — shame|faced «SHAYM FAYST», adjective. 1. showing shame and embarrassment: »It was pitiful to see his confusion and hear his awkward and shamefaced apologies (Mark Twain). SYNONYM(S): abashed. 2. bashful; shy. SYNONYM(S): diffident … Useful english dictionary
shame´fac´ed|ly — shame|faced «SHAYM FAYST», adjective. 1. showing shame and embarrassment: »It was pitiful to see his confusion and hear his awkward and shamefaced apologies (Mark Twain). SYNONYM(S): abashed. 2. bashful; shy. SYNONYM(S): diffident … Useful english dictionary
faced — bra·zen·faced; faced; shame·faced; sheep·faced; un·faced; shame·faced·ly; shame·faced·ness; sheep·faced·ly; sheep·faced·ness; uni·faced; … English syllables
sheep-faced — a. Sheepish, bashful, shame faced, timid … New dictionary of synonyms
red-faced — adj. red faced with (red faced with shame) * * * [ˌred feɪst] red faced with (red faced with shame) … Combinatory dictionary
The Shame of the Nation — infobox Book | name = The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America title orig = translator = image caption = author = Jonathan Kozol illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series =… … Wikipedia
red-faced — adjective 1. (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion (Freq. 2) crimson with fury turned red from exertion with puffy reddened eyes red faced and violent flushed (or crimson) with… … Useful english dictionary
