Shamefast
/ˈʃeɪmfɑːst/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Bashful, modest; shy. archaic
"With chaunge of cheare the seeming simple maid / Let fall her eyen, as shamefast to the earth […]"
Example
More examples"With chaunge of cheare the seeming simple maid / Let fall her eyen, as shamefast to the earth […]"
Etymology
From Middle English shamefast, schamefast, schamfast, sceomefest, from Old English sċamfæst (“modest”), corresponding to shame + fast.