Shamefast
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʃeɪmfɑːst/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Shamefast is an adjective meaning (archaic) Bashful, modest; shy.
Meaning
(archaic) Bashful, modest; shy.
Example Sentences
With chaunge of cheare the seeming simple maid / Let fall her eyen, as shamefast to the earth […]
But the women are alwayes covered about their middles with a skin, and very shamefast to be seene bare.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shamefaced, bashfull, sheep-faced, bashful, sheepish, blate.
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