adj. 1. Indicative of shame; ashamed: a shamefaced explanation. 2. Extremely modest or shy; bashful. [By folk etymology from obsolete shamefast, bashful, ashamed, from Middle English, from Old English sceamfæst : sceamu, shame + fæst, fixed; see FAST1.] shamefac′ed·ly (-fā′sĭd-lē) adv. shamefac′ed·ness n. |
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