shamefast Meaning, Definition & Usage

Shame"fast adjective

Etymology

AS. scamf&ae;st.

Definitions

1. 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.).