Shamefaced
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

SHY
A quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"

RED
Red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

COY
Showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement; "a politician coy about his intentions"

4 letters

MEEK
Evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient"

5 letters

TIMID
People who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"

SORRY
Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"

MOUSY
Infested with mice

6 letters

RUEFUL
Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

DEMURE
Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way

MODEST
Limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"

GUILTY
Showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater

SHAMED
Suffering shame

7 letters

ABASHED
Feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious; "felt abashed at the extravagant praise"; "chagrined at the poor sales of his book"; "was embarrassed by her child's tantrums"

HANGDOG
Frightened into submission or compliance

HUMBLED
Subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"

CRUSHED
Subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"

BASHFUL
Disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)

WISTFUL
Showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"

AWKWARD
Socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner; "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers"

ASHAMED
Feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse; "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat"

8 letters

TIMOROUS
Timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog"

SKITTISH
Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

SHAMEFUL
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice"

REPINING

REDFACED

CONFUSED
Mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"

BLUSHING
Having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset; "the blushing boy was brought before the Principal"; "her blushful beau"; "was red-faced with anger"

SHEEPISH
Showing a sense of shame

9 letters

SHAMEFAST

MORTIFIED
Made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; "too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street"; "humiliated that his wife had to go out to work"; "felt mortified by the comparison with her sister"

REGRETFUL
Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"

DIFFIDENT
Lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"

CHASTENED

CONSCIOUS
(followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something; "few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance"; "conscious of having succeeded"; "the careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load"- Thomas Hardy

CHAGRINED
Feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious; "felt abashed at the extravagant praise"; "chagrined at the poor sales of his book"; "was embarrassed by her child's tantrums"

10 letters

STAMMERING

REMORSEFUL
Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

HUMILIATED
Made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; "too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street"; "humiliated that his wife had to go out to work"; "felt mortified by the comparison with her sister"

CHAPFALLEN
Brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually"

11 letters

DISCOMFITED
People who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated"

CRESTFALLEN
Brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually"

EMBARRASSED
Made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; "too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street"; "humiliated that his wife had to go out to work"; "felt mortified by the comparison with her sister"

12 letters

UNHAPPYABOUT

SELFEFFACING

SELFDEBASING

SELFACCUSING

INARTICULATE
Without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry"

13 letters

UNCOMFORTABLE
Providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun"

SELFPUNISHING

SELFCONSCIOUS

FULLOFREMORSE

14 letters

SELFCONVICTING

SELFCONDEMNING

15 letters

SELFREPROACHING

SELFHUMILIATING

16 letters

SELFFLAGELLATING

OUTOFCOUNTENANCE

17 letters

CONSCIENCESMITTEN

18 letters

CONSCIENCESTRICKEN