D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Shamefaced

· Shame·faced · IPA /ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst/
01 a. Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest.
  1. 1.
    Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest.
    “Your shamefaced virtue shunned the people's prise.” Dryden.