SHAMEFUL


Meaning of SHAMEFUL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshām-fəl ]

adjective

Date: 13th century

1.

a. : bringing shame : disgraceful

the children's behavior was shameful

b. : arousing the feeling of shame

2. archaic : full of the feeling of shame : ashamed

• shame·ful·ly -fə-lē adverb

• shame·ful·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.