Shamesome

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Deserving of shame; shameful. Ireland, dialectal

    ""Phew!" he thought, "it's all a notion of ye, man, and a shamesome notion. […]""

  2. 2
    An appropriate level of shame. nonce-word

    "The premise was that too little shame is just as bad as too much shame, but there is a happy medium, which he termed “shamesome”."

Synonyms

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shameful

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""Phew!" he thought, "it's all a notion of ye, man, and a shamesome notion. […]""

Etymology

From shame + -some.

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