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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

shameful
    adj 1: (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" [syn: black, disgraceful,
           ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful]
    2: giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to
       reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally
       shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most
       shocking book of its time" [syn: disgraceful, scandalous,
       shameful, shocking]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Shameful \Shame"ful\, a.
   1. Bringing shame or disgrace; injurious to reputation;
      disgraceful.
      [1913 Webster]

            His naval preparations were not more surprising than
            his quick and shameful retreat.       --Arbuthnot.
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   2. Exciting the feeling of shame in others; indecent; as, a
      shameful picture; a shameful sight. --Spenser.
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   Syn: Disgraceful; reproachful; indecent; unbecoming;
        degrading; scandalous; ignominious; infamous.
        [1913 Webster] -- Shame"ful*ly, adv. --
        Shame"ful*ness, n.
        [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Shameful:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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