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- adjective
Worthy ofshame ;shameful .
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Examples
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Valentine felt sick with dread, thinking of what his life would be like if he was welcomed on Lusitania as the most shameworthy man in human history.
Speaker for the Dead Card, Orson Scott 1986
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-- O Manning, if I should have formed a diabolical resolution, by the time you come to England, of not admitting any spirituous liquors into my house, will you be my guest on such shameworthy terms?
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb Mary Lamb 1805
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Once again the looming shadow cast by Chinese tradition creeps out, reminding us that sex on screen (especially so explicit) and homosexuality are still shameworthy (at least in China’s eyes).
“Beautiful But Deeply Flawed”: Simon spends day three with SPRING FEVER! | Obsessed With Film 2009
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