1. extremely modest or shy - "cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"- H.O.Taylor • Similar to: modest • Derivationally related forms: shamefacedness 2. showing a sense of shame • Syn: sheepish • Similar to: ashamed • Derivationally related forms: sheepishness (for: sheepish), shamefacedness 3. showing a sense of guilt - a guilty look - "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater • Syn: guilty, hangdog, shamed • Similar to: ashamed • Derivationally related forms: shamefacedness, guilt (for: guilty), guiltiness (for: guilty)
