[more shameful; most shameful] : very bad : bad enough to make someone ashamed
▪ There is no excuse for such shameful behavior. ▪ a shameful scandal ▪ What a shameful sight.
▪ There is no excuse for such shameful behavior. ▪ a shameful scandal ▪ What a shameful sight.
— shame·ful·ly
/ˈʃeɪmfəli/ adverb
▪ He has behaved shamefully. [=very badly; disgracefully] ▪ She looked away shamefully. [=she looked away because she was ashamed] ▪ He shamefully turned himself in to the police.
/ˈʃeɪmfəli/ adverb ▪ He has behaved shamefully. [=very badly; disgracefully] ▪ She looked away shamefully. [=she looked away because she was ashamed] ▪ He shamefully turned himself in to the police.
— shame·ful·ness noun [noncount]






