a. [ For shamefast; AS. scamfaest. See Shame, n., and Fast firm. ] Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest. [ 1913 Webster ] Your shamefaced virtue shunned the people's prise. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ Shamefaced was once shamefast, shamefacedness was shamefastness, like steadfast and steadfastness; but the ordinary manifestations of shame being by the face, have brought it to its present orthography. Trench. [ 1913 Webster ] -- Shame"faced, adv. -- Shame"faced`ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ] |