"shamefast" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈʃeɪmfɑːst/ [UK] Forms: more shamefast [comparative], most shamefast [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English shamefast, schamefast, schamfast, sceomefest, from Old English sċamfæst (“modest”), corresponding to shame + fast. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|shamefast}} Middle English shamefast, {{inh|en|ang|sċamfæst||modest}} Old English sċamfæst (“modest”), {{compound|en|shame|fast}} shame + fast Head templates: {{en-adj}} shamefast (comparative more shamefast, superlative most shamefast)
  1. (archaic) Bashful, modest; shy. Tags: archaic Derived forms: shamefaced Related terms: shamefastly, shamefastness, unshamefast
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