shamefaced

adj 1: extremely modest or shy; "cheerfully bearing reproaches but

shamefaced at praise"- H.O.Taylor

2: showing a sense of shame [syn: {sheepish}]

3: showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and

shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater

[syn: {guilty}, {hangdog}, {shamed}]