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Synonyms for shameful
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sheym-fuhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃeɪm fəl |
Top 10 synonyms for shameful
- base
- carnal
- contemptible
- corrupt
- debauched
- degrading
- diabolical
- dishonorable
- drunken
- immodest
- impure
- infamous
- intemperate
- lewd
- low
- mean
- mortifying
- notorious
- obscene
- opprobrious
- profligate
- reprehensible
- reprobate
- ribald
- scandalous
- shaming
- shocking
- sinful
- unbecoming
- unclean
- unworthy
- vile
- villainous
- vulgar
- wicked
Définition of shameful
Origin :- Old English scamful "modest;" see shame (n.) + -ful. Meaning "disgraceful, causing shame" is from c.1300. Related: Shamefully; shamefulness. Middle English shamely (adv.) "shamefully" for some reason has fallen from use. Old English scamlic (adj.) "shameful, disgraceful," but this also could mean "modest."
- adj atrocious; disreputable
- Not shameful, this: the honest pride of a woman in being chosen from many.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- But you are fitted for society, and it is shameful to have you exiled from it.
- Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
- The scene was so shameful that I could scarce bear to look upon it.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- You're to be congratulated; it's a shameful waste of time and money.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- She had to sacrifice her sinful and shameful affections; no more.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- The abominable and shameful peace had been signed, the wretched Commune crushed.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- We have been rewarded beyond our deserts, and such reward is shameful.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- Savage women regard it as shameful to cover their sexual organs.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- Shameful beseeching—shameful that she should have to beseech.
- Extract from : « The Innocent Adventuress » by Mary Hastings Bradley
- His heart was nigh breaking at the thought; it was too shameful.
- Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
Antonyms for shameful
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