Definition of SHAMEFUL

shameful

Adjective Satellite

  • (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; - Rachel Carson
    • "a shameful display of cowardice"
  • giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; ; - Thackeray
    • "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"

Adj

  • Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
  • Giving offense.

Adjective

  • Bringing shame or disgrace; scandalous.

Examples

  • a shameful act
  • It was a SHAMEFUL move, blocking his own potential bonus word just to spite his opponent.
  • shameful publicity

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English schameful, schamfull, from Old English *sċeamfull, sċeomfull, equivalent to shame + -ful. Cognate with Danish skamfuld (“shameful, shamefast, ashamed”).

Scrabble Score: 16

shameful: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
shameful: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shameful: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

shameful: valid Words With Friends Word