Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Shamefast · Shame·fast · IPA /ˈʃeɪmfɑːst/ 01 a. Modest; shamefaced. 1. Modest; shamefaced.[Archaic] “Shamefast she was in maiden shamefastness.” — Chaucer. “[Conscience] is a blushing shamefast spirit.” — Shak. “Modest apparel with shamefastness.” — 1 Tim. ii. 9 (Rev. Ver.).