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SHAMEFAST
Etymology
Adjective
shamefast (comparative more shamefast, superlative most shamefast)
(archaic) Bashful, modest; shy.
Source: Wiktionary
Shame"fast, a. Etym: [AS. scamfæst.]
Definition: Modest; shamefaced.
– Shame"fast*ly, adv.
– Shame"fast*ness, n. [Archaic] See Shamefaced. Shamefast she was in maiden shamefastness. Chaucer. [Conscience] is a blushing shamefast spirit. Shak. Modest apparel with shamefastness. 1 Tim. ii. 9 (Rev. Ver.).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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