shameful

Adjective
Synonyms: blackdisgracefulignominiousingloriousopprobriousscandalousshocking

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  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”Synonyms: blackdisgracefulignominiousingloriousopprobrious
  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”Synonyms: disgracefulscandalousshocking
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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.[1913 Webster]

2.Exciting the feeling of shame in others; indecent; as, a shameful picture; a shameful sight. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Disgraceful; reproachful; indecent; unbecoming; degrading; scandalous; ignominious; infamous. [1913 Webster] -- Shame"ful*ly, adv. -- Shame"ful*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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