shameful

Meanings

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.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

black, despicable, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, scandalous, shocking

Scrabble Score: 16

shameful is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
shameful is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 18

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